STATE OF HAWAI'I, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KENTARU KRISTOPHER STONE, also known as KENTARO K. STONE, Defendant-Appellant, 145 Haw. 298

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HOLDINGS: [1]-Newly discovered evidence did not serve as a basis for defendant's motion for a new trial because the lack of Found Property reports was discovered during trial and that further, post-trial efforts to search for those records were unsuccessful did not change this fact; [2]-The evidence at issue was not likely to have changed the verdict; whether Found Property reports were prepared for the identification cards found at the scene was at best marginally relevant to the facts of the case and did not establish any of the elements of the offense charged; [3]-There was no reasonable possibility that the officer's false testimony about the reports contributed to the conviction because defendant was able to fully cross-examine the officer on the absence of the reports.