Hawaii Supreme Court· 2/21/1978

State v. Murphy

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575 P.2d 448
59 Haw. 1
1978 Haw. LEXIS 160

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“need for revealing the background circumstances surrounding the witness’s association with the defendant was deemed to be crucial in order to establish the witness’s believability”
\need for revealing the background circumstances surrounding the witness's association with the defendant was deemed to be crucial in order to establish the witness's believability\
“[I]t is elementary that a criminal case may be proven beyond a reasonable doubt on the basis of reasonable inferences drawn from circumstantial evidence.”
“[I]t is elementary that a criminal case may be proven beyond a reasonable doubt on the basis of reasonable inferences drawn from circumstantial evidence.”
witness’ refusal to discuss the case with the defense
discussed in HRE Rule 403 Commentary

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Judges: Richardson, C.J., and Kobayashi, Ogata, Menor and Kidwell

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