STATE v. FIGAROA

No. 8015.

650 P.2d 1373 (1982)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patrick FIGAROA, Defendant-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

September 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Loo and Michael Tanigawa, Deputy Public Defenders, Honolulu (Alvin T. Sasaki, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, on the briefs), for defendant-appellant.

Lorna A. Nishimitsu, Deputy Pros. Atty., Lihue (Michael N. Nii, Deputy Pros. Atty., Lihue, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BURNS, C.J., and HEEN and TANAKA, JJ.


HEEN, Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of Rape in the First Degree, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-730(1)(a)(i) (1976, as amended).

Defendant argues that the trial court erred in admitting his confession into evidence. He contends his warrantless arrest was invalid under HRS § 803-5 (1976, as amended), and, therefore, the confession that followed was inadmissible. He further argues that the confession was inadmissible because the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases