Hawaii Supreme Court· 10/18/1993

State v. Pinero

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859 P.2d 1369
75 Haw. 282
1993 Haw. LEXIS 49

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noting that, in resolving the point of error, the court need not determine whether “a trial court is required to provide self-defense instructions, sua sponte, whenever supported by the evidence”
stating that '“where decision below was correct, it may be affirmed by appellate court even though [trial court] gave wrong reason for its action” (citing State v. Taniguchi, 72 Haw. 235, 240, 815 P.2d 24, 26 (1991))
relying on meaning of the “arising out of the performance of official duties” element of the offense of first degree murder in holding that evidence regarding the existence of a search warrant was not relevant in prosecution for first degree murder
“Both in civil and in criminal cases the instructions of the court must be read together as one connected whole, to ascertain whether they correctly declare the law.”
“An appellate court presume that an instruction correctly stated the law if no objection to the allegedly erroneous instruction was made at trial.” (emphasis added)
“ ‘Both in civil and in criminal cases the instructions of the court must be read together as one connected whole, to ascertain whether they correctly declare the law.’ ”

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Judges: Lum, Moon, Klein, Levinson, Intermediate, Heen

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