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State v. Tyrrell

Citations

  • 586 P.2d 1028
  • 60 Haw. 17
  • 1978 Haw. LEXIS 119

How courts have described this case

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  • indicating that defense counsel’s decision not to subject client to the rigors of a mental examination is not unreasonable on its face
  • “Decision by counsel not to subject his client to the rigors of a [mental] examination pursuant to § 704-404 cannot be considered unreasonable on its face”
  • \Decision by counsel not to subject his client to the rigors of a [mental] examination pursuant to § 704-404 cannot be considered unreasonable on its face\
  • “A defendant cannot complain of an erroneous instruction which benefits him.”

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Judges: Richardson, Kobayashi, Ogata, Menor, Kidwell

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