STATE v. RAPOZO

No. 7412.

617 P.2d 1235 (1980)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard RAPOZO, Defendant-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

October 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Steinberg, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Patrick W. Border, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PADGETT, Acting C.J., BURNS, J., and Circuit Judge WAKATSUKI in place of Chief Judge HAYASHI, disqualified.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted of the charge of Murder in the First Degree. He appeals on the ground that he did not have the effective assistance of counsel at trial. We disagree and affirm.

On the evening of August 15, 1978, appellant was at the Waimanalo Gym. He purchased a pistol outside the Gym and tucked it in his pants. He consumed some beer during the course of the evening. A girls' volleyball game was in progress in the Gym and appellant had...

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