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State v. Ichimura

Supreme Court of Hawai‘i.
Jun 15, 2017
400 P.3d 581 (Haw. 2017)

Summary

holding that it was plain error for the trial court to fail to engage defendant in a colloquy regarding defendant’s right to testify

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Opinion

SCWC-13-0000396

06-15-2017

STATE of Hawai‘i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deirdre ICHIMURA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

Elika O. Stimpson for petitioner. James M. Anderson, Honolulu, for respondent.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Vacate. And remand.


Summaries of

State v. Ichimura

Supreme Court of Hawai‘i.
Jun 15, 2017
400 P.3d 581 (Haw. 2017)

holding that it was plain error for the trial court to fail to engage defendant in a colloquy regarding defendant’s right to testify

Summary of this case from State v. Hernandez
Case details for

State v. Ichimura

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Hawai‘i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deirdre ICHIMURA…

Court:Supreme Court of Hawai‘i.

Date published: Jun 15, 2017

Citations

400 P.3d 581 (Haw. 2017)

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