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· 1/11/1982

State v. Messamore

Citations

  • 639 P.2d 413
  • 2 Haw. App. 643
  • 1982 Haw. App. LEXIS 95

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding reversible error in the trial court’s failure to inquire into the totality of the circumstances surrounding statements overheard by a juror
  • child’s statement to parent detailing sexual assault ten days after the event was in response to fear of spanking for wetting her pants and thus was inadmissible

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Judges: Hayashi, Padgett, Burns

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