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Criminal Law Keyed to Capers
Hawaii v. Soares
Citation:
815 P.2d 428 (1991)Facts
On August 22, 1989, Holiday Mart store detective Mitchell Tom observed appellants placing several cartons of cigarettes into a shopping cart. Tam then saw Soares place the cigarettes into a large handbag. Appellants left the store without paying for the cigarettes. Outside of the store, Tam approached appellants, showed his badge, and told appellants they were under arrest for shoplifting. During their struggle, the back of Soares’ head hit Tam in the mouth causing Tam to release Soares. Soares then fled. Tam instructed the mart clerk to stop Suratt, but Suratt tricked Marks into looking the other direction and then fled with the bag.
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