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- Title: State v. Silva
- Author : Hawaii Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 25, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 49 KB
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The defendant-appellant John E. Silva appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence of the fifth circuit court, the Honorable George M. Masuoka presiding, adjudging him guilty of promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1242(1)(b)(i) (1993), and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, in violation of HRS § 329-43.5(a) (1993). Silva argues: (1) that the circuit court erred in admitting irrelevant and prejudicial evidence and preventing the defense from introducing relevant evidence; (2) that the prosecutor committed repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct, the cumulative effect of which denied Silva his right to a fair trial; and (3) that his attorney provided him with ineffective assistance.