Hawaii Supreme Court· 3/18/1992

State v. Hoffman

Citations

828 P.2d 805
73 Haw. 41
1992 Haw. LEXIS 26

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stating that the setting where the police officer questioned the defendant was not custodial or of a nature likely to subjugate a defendant to the will of the officer
stating that a beer bottle that was in close proximity to the defendant combined with a witness' statement that the bottle belonged to the defendant was not sufficient to establish probable cause to arrest the defendant for unlawful display of intoxicating liquor
applying Melemai to hold that custody attached when the police obtained probable cause because defendant admitted to possessing a bottle of beer in a public park
defendant not subjected to custodial interrogation because police officer did not have probable cause to arrest defendant prior to questioning him

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Judges: Padgett, Hayashi, Wakatsuki, Moon, Intermediate, Burns, Place, Lum

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