State v. Ontai

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that the federal and Hawaii state RICO statues are “virtually identical” and that Hawaii courts “resort to federal case law” when applying the state RICO statute
• discussing a conclusion of law, but evaluating the evidence presented to the grand jury de novo
• discussing a conclusion of law, but evaluating the evidence presented to the grand jury de novo
• “[F]ederal law is an important aid to construction because HRS § 842-2 was derived from the federal ... statute.”
• “[T]he most useful source in interpreting HRS § 842-2(3) is federal law.”
• “Probable cause is established by ‘a state of facts as would lead a person of ordinary caution or prudence to believe and conscientiously entertain a strong suspicion of the guilt of the accused.’ ”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).