State v. Sugimoto

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the DAGP cannot be used for impeachment purposes because a DAGP “is not a conviction”
• stating that “[a] violation of [HRPP] Rule 16 does not warrant an immediate declaration of a mistrial by the trial court” and noting that HRPP Rule 16 authorizes the court to impose remedies less severe than a mistrial
• prosecutorial misconduct warrants reversal only where it prejudices defendant so as to deny him a fair trial
• court may instruct on offense not specifically charged in indictment only when it is a lesser included offense of the original charge
• police officer’s testimony that the defendant’s aunt admitted lying to the officer about the defendant was not hearsay because it was offered not to prove that the aunt lied, but to explain the officer’s delay in arresting the defendant

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).