HRS 0805-0007 ANNOTATIONS

See Const. Art. I, §10.

See HRPP rule 5.

Mittimus is a process and not part of record. 6 H. 343. Legal requirements of a mittimus. 7 H. 95; 7 H. 162. Commitments should not designate date of term. 11 H. 293, 298, explained 46 H. 197, 210, 377 P.2d 609.

Sufficient if testimony be reduced to writing under supervision and direction of magistrate. 12 H. 189, 195.

Proceeding in district court where party is charged with offense cognizable before a jury is not strictly a "trial". There is no appeal from decision in a preliminary hearing. 9 H. 178. Decision of magistrate to commit accused for trial not subject to review. 10 H. 83; 45 H. 109, 363 P.2d 790.

Denial of preliminary hearing does not affect power of grand jury to find indictment. 45 H. 604, 372 P.2d 356.

Right to preliminary hearing may be cut off by return of indictment; procedure not unconstitutional under the equal protection clause. 53 H. 395, 495 P.2d 26.

Defendant has no right to have preliminary examination preserved inviolate and not to have it rendered nugatory by return of indictment. 53 H. 364, 493 P.2d 1342.

Admissibility of transcripts of witness' testimony at preliminary hearing. 54 H. 637, 513 P.2d 697.

Exclusion of unconstitutionally obtained evidence. 55 H. 314, 519 P.2d 228.

Preliminary hearing, justification for closure. 59 H. 224, 580 P.2d 49.

Cited: 17 H. 428.