STATE v. ORNELLAS

No. 4185.

46 Haw. 103 (1962)

375 P.2d 1

STATE OF HAWAII v. HAZEL GLORIA ORNELLAS.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

September 27, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O.P. Soares for plaintiff in error.

Kenneth K. Saruwatari, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu (John H. Peters, Prosecuting Attorney), for defendant in error.

TSUKIYAMA, C.J., CASSIDY, WIRTZ, LEWIS, JJ., AND CIRCUIT JUDGE HAWKINS IN PLACE OF MIZUHA, J., DISQUALIFIED.


OPINION OF THE COURT BY TSUKIYAMA, C.J.

On June 10, 1959, three girls, Eleanor, Roxanna and defendant, Hazel Gloria Ornellas, left Ewa Beach, a rural community, for the city of Honolulu. On the beach at Waikiki, they met and whiled away the day with three men. About 10:30 that evening, they decided to go back to Ewa Beach accompanied by the men. Finding an unoccupied car not far from where they were, the girls stole it and with defendant driving, they headed for their...

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