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Title: State V. Bates
Author : Hawaii Supreme Court
Release Date : January 31, 1997
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 73 KB

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Following a jury trial, Jesse James Arruda Bates (defendant) was convicted on February 10, 1994 of one count of racketeering, pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 842-2(3) (1993), and one count of extortion in the first degree, pursuant to HRS § 707-765(1) (b) (1993). On appeal he raises four issues for consideration: (1) the 686 inaudible entries in the trial transcript prevent appellate counsel from engaging in a meaningful review of the record in order to determine error, therefore requiring a new trial; (2) the trial court erred in holding that HRS § 842-2(3), and specifically the term "associated with any enterprise," was not unconstitutionally vague; (3) the trial court erred in permitting the introduction of certain evidence against the defendant; and (4) the prosecutor engaged in prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument. Upon review of the record, statutes, and applicable case law, we affirm the defendant's convictions on both counts.