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STATE v. TORRES

No. 28583.

262 P.3d 1006 (2011)

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent and Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jenaro TORRES, Petitioner and Respondent/Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

August 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia A. Kagiwada for petitioner and respondent/defendant-appellant.

Deirdre Marie-Iha, Deputy Solicitor General, and Susan Y.N. Won, Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawai`i, for respondent and petitioner/plaintiff-appellee.

Amended Opinion of the Court by ACOBA, J.1

We hold that where the State seeks to prosecute a defendant in a Hawai`i state court, and seeks to admit evidence obtained in another jurisdiction, the court must give due consideration to the Hawai`i Constitution and applicable case law, as indicated herein, when assessing whether such evidence is admissible against the defendant. Both Respondent and Petitioner and Respondent/Defendant-Appellant...

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