Hawaii Supreme Court· 11/22/2019

State v. Lavoie.

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145 Haw. 409
453 P.3d 229

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holding that the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on the law of merger was prejudicial
holding that place to keep firearm can be a continuing offense
holding the determination of merger must be made by the trier of fact
no indication that a witness's testimony was likely to convey a false impression where it was never shown that instances of abuse had any relation to the couple's separation
in light of the stigma attached to domestic abusers, evidence of prior abuse is highly likely to rouse a jury to overmastering hostility against a defendant charged with domestic abuse
“[E]ven if we were to adopt the doctrine of curative admissibility, it would not be applicable to the present case.” (quoting Fukusaku, 85 Hawaii at 497, 946 P.2d at 67)

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