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State v. Sneed

Citations

  • 718 P.2d 280
  • 68 Haw. 463
  • 1986 Haw. LEXIS 84

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  • holding that, in the absence of such a rational basis in the evidence, the trial court should not instruct the jury as to included offenses
  • propriety of instructing on lesser included defense depends on whether there is a rational basis to acquit of charged offense, but convict of included offense

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Judges: Lum, Nakamura, Padgett, Hayashi, Wakatsuki

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