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Hawaii Supreme Court· 5/18/1992

State v. Young

Citations

  • 73 Haw. 217
  • 830 P.2d 512
  • 1992 Haw. LEXIS 53

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  • holding that pursuant to HRPP Rule 5 the waiver of the right to jury trial must be either in writing signed by the defendant or in open court from the mouth of the defendant, and overruling State v. Olivera, 53 Haw. 551, 497 P.2d 1360 (1972
  • holding that pursuant to HRPP Rule 5 the waiver of the right to jury trial must be either in writing signed by the defendant or in open court from the mouth of the defendant, and overruling State v. Olivera, 53 Haw. 551, 497 P.2d 1360 (1972
  • noting that “waiver of a fundamental right is never presumed” and finding that where record is unclear as to whether defendant is waiving his right to jury trial, the court should conclude the defendant is not waiving the right
  • noting that “waiver of a fundamental right is never presumed” and finding that where record is unclear as to whether defendant is waiving his right to jury trial, the court should conclude the defendant is not waiving the right
  • overruling State v. Olivera, 53 Haw. 551, 497 P.2d 1360 (1972), wherein counsel was allowed to waive client’s right to jury trial in court with client present
  • overruling State v. Olivera , 53 Haw. 551 , 497 P.2d 1360 (1972), which held that counsel may waive a jury trial on a client's behalf

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Judges: Klein, Levinson, Lum, Moon, Wakatsuki

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