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- Title: State v. Hong
- Author : Hawaii Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 09, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 47 KB
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Defendant-appellant Dennis Hong appeals from the first circuit courts conviction of and sentence for attempted murder in the second degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701.5 (1993), and place to keep firearm, in violation of HRS § 134-6(c) (Supp. 1999). On appeal, Hong argues that: (1) the prosecution improperly prejudiced the jury by repeatedly referring to gangs during pre-trial and trial proceedings; (2) his trial counsel was ineffective and the trial court committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury on attempted "extreme mental or emotional disturbance" (EMED) manslaughter; (3) his trial counsel was ineffective and the trial court committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury on attempted second degree murders included offenses of first degree assault, second degree assault, attempted second degree assault, and second degree reckless endangering; and (4) his trial counsel was ineffective and the trial court committed plain error by failing to give a specific unanimity instruction requiring agreement on the conduct supporting conviction for attempted murder or its included offenses.