STATE v. MOTTA

No. 8466.

659 P.2d 745 (1983)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Kalei MOTTA, also known as Bimbo, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

February 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Yusi, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu (Alvin T. Sasaki and Karl K. Sakamoto, Deputy Public Defenders, Honolulu, and Geronimo Valdriz, Jr., Law Clerk, on the briefs), for defendant-appellant.

Arthur E. Ross, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LUM, Acting C.J., NAKAMURA, PADGETT and HAYASHI, JJ., and VITOUSEK, Circuit Judge, assigned by reason of vacancy.


LUM, Acting Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant David Kalei Motta appeals his jury conviction of first degree robbery by threat of force in violation of Haw. Rev. Stat. (HRS) § 708-840(1)(b)(ii) (1976). Appellant's principal contentions on appeal are that the trial court committed reversible error in refusing to read his requested alibi instruction in its entirety and in admitting a police artist's composite sketch of the robbery suspect. Finding no merit to appellant...

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