[DOWNLOAD] "State v. Mendoza" by Hawaii Supreme Court ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Mendoza
- Author : Hawaii Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 04, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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Following a first circuit court bench trial before the Honorable Frances Q.F. Wong, defendant-appellant Orlando Mendoza was convicted of and sentenced for attempted murder in the second degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 705-500 and 707-707.5 (1993), for attacking his wife with a clothing iron. On appeal, Mendoza contends that: (1) the colloquy conducted by then-circuit court judge, the Honorable Wendell K. Huddy, regarding his waiver of his right to a jury trial was insufficient to establish a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver; (2) the trial court erred in concluding that Mendoza did not prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he did not have the substantial capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct or conform his conduct to the requirements of the law; and (3) he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel.