Hawaii Supreme Court· 7/8/1997

State v. Villeza

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942 P.2d 522
85 Haw. 258
1997 Haw. LEXIS 59

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finding an expert’s review of records, interviews, and reports sufficient in his development of a dangerousness assessment
involving HRS § 706-662(3) (1993), finding that “[t]he defendant is a dangerous person whose imprisonment for an extended term is necessary for protection of the public”
“We determine substantial compliance with a statute by determining whether the statute has been followed sufficiently such that the intent for which it was adopted is carried out.”
\[d]eparture from the literal construction of a statute is justified only when such construction would produce an absurd and unjust result and the literal construction is clearly inconsistent with the purposes and policies of the statute[]\ (citations omitted)
“[departure from the literal construction of a statute is justified only when such construction would produce an absurd and unjust result and the literal construction is clearly inconsistent with the purposes and policies of the statute[ ]” (citations omitted)

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Judges: McConnell, Moon, Masuoka, Klein, Ibarra, Levinson, Shimabukuro, Nakayama, Town, Ramil

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