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· 8/7/1986

State v. Yonaha

Citations

  • 723 P.2d 185
  • 68 Haw. 586
  • 1986 Haw. LEXIS 104

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that because the charge omitted the element of intent, \the charge was fatally defective for failure to allege a necessary element\
  • holding that because the charge omitted the element of intent, “the charge was fatally defective for failure to allege a necessary element”
  • following Jendrusch and holding that “the [oral] charge was fatally defective for failure to allege a necessary element”
  • reversing conviction because omitted element of intent in reciting the charge
  • reversing conviction because omitted element of intent in reciting the charge
  • conviction reversed because accusation could not be construed to state an offense; prejudice not addressed

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Judges: Lum, Nakamura, Padgett, Hayashi, Wakatsuki

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