Defendant’s Right to Testify Violated: Hawaii Supreme Vacates Conviction
by Norma Gonzalez
The Supreme Court of Hawaii vacated the defendant’s conviction for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant because the defendant’s waiver of the right to testify was not voluntarily, intelligently, and knowingly made.
On February 1, 2016, Eduwensuyi was charged in the Honolulu District Court with operating ...