State v. Dudoit

4 Citing cases

  1. State v. Silva

    67 Haw. 581 (Haw. 1985)   Cited 19 times
    Stating that in order to be relevant under HRE Rule 401 and 402, "evidence need only be a building block of a prima facie case. It does not have to prove the case on its own." (citing State v. Irebaria, 55 Haw. 353, 356, 519 P.2d 1246, 1248-49 (1974))

    Yabusaki, 58 Haw. at 408-09, 570 P.2d at 847 (citations omitted). Furthermore, we note that Appellant's reliance on State v. Dudoit, 55 Haw. 1, 514 P.2d 373 (1973) for the proposition that the State must show that the facts prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that the facts must not be reconcilable with innocence is misplaced. Dudoit involved a charge of arson, and this court stated: "When the state undertakes to overcome the presumption of natural origin through circumstantial evidence it must meet the further burden of disposing of any reasonable theory other than the guilt of the accused." Dudoit, 55 Haw. at 4, 514 P.2d at 375.

  2. State v. Edwards

    81 Haw. 293 (Haw. 1996)   Cited 22 times
    Holding that photographs of injuries inflicted to decedent's face and entire nude body were admittedly gruesome but not unfairly prejudicial

    The establishment of this corpus delicti, the body of the offense, is an essential element of the state's case." State v. Dudoit, 55 Haw. 1, 2, 514 P.2d 373, 374 (1973). "Pictures of the murder victim are always probative in establishing the corpus delicti of the crime.

  3. State v. Calaro

    114 P.3d 958 (Haw. Ct. App. 2005)   Cited 3 times
    In State v. Calaro, 107 Hawai'i 452, 461, 114 P.3d 958, 967 (App. 2005), the defendant, who was accused of fatally stabbing the victim, sought to introduce evidence of a toxicology report that "`potentially toxic' level[s] of methamphetamine in the decedent's blood was relevant to the cause of death[.

    The establishment of this corpus delicti, the body of the offense, is an essential element of the state's case." State v. Dudoit, 55 Haw. 1, 2, 514 P.2d 373, 374 (1973). "Pictures of the murder victim are always probative in establishing the corpus delicti of the crime.

  4. State v. Libero

    103 Haw. 490 (Haw. Ct. App. 2004)   Cited 4 times

    It is a fundamental principle of common law that before a person can be convicted of a crime, it must be proven that the crime occurred. State v. Dudoit, 55 Haw. 1, 2, 514 P.2d 373, 374 (1973). In order to prove that a crime occurred, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt: