State v. Miranda

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: February 26, 2020
• Docket: SCWC-17-0000660
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 26-FEB-2020 02:19 PM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee,

vs.

ALEXANDER MIRANDA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CR. NO. 16-1-0315)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant’s application for writ

of certiorari, filed on January 13, 2020, is hereby accepted and

will be scheduled for oral argument. Oral argument will be

restricted to the following questions presented in the

application for certiorari:

2) Did the Intermediate Court of Appeals Gravely Err in Ruling That the Circuit Court Did Not Err in Precluding Trial Counsel From Cross-Examining the Complainant Based on the Marine Corps Code of Conduct?

3) Did the Intermediate Court of Appeals Gravely Err in Ruling That [] the Circuit Court Did Not Err in Finding That Defense Counsel Opened the Door to Officer Gazelle’s Testimony Regarding the Videotape?

5) Did the Intermediate Court of Appeals Gravely Err in Ruling That the Jury Was Properly Instructed on Accomplice Liability? The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk

regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, February 26, 2020.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson