STATE v. CHONG

No. 4822.

473 P.2d 567 (1970)

STATE of Hawaii v. Jong Suk CHONG and Martha Pimental Chong.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

August 13, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry T. Tamura, Honolulu, for appellant.

Stanley T. Kanetake, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu (Barry Chung, Pros. Atty., Honolulu, with him on the brief), for appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., MARUMOTO, ABE and LEVINSON, JJ., and HAWKINS, Circuit Judge, for KOBAYASHI, J., disqualified.


RICHARDSON, Chief Justice.

A jury found Jong Suk Chong guilty of possession of heroin, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of not more than ten years. He appeals to this court, claiming violation of his Fourth Amendment rights and errors by the trial court.

The facts of the case are as follows: Shortly before noon on Sunday, January 28, 1968, three police officers assigned to the narcotics detail of the Honolulu Police Department were on regular...

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