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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Molokai murder case has led the Hawaii Supreme Court to require a fifth Miranda warning statewide after justices found the Maui Police Department’s advisement was insufficient. Mariano Garces Jr. was informed of his Miranda rights before his interrogation in November 2022. The Molokai man killed his 43-year-old girlfriend, Amie Kaholoaʻa. He admitted he beat her with a stainless steel vacuum extender and then suffocated her with a shirt during the interrogation. The confession was a key part of the case that resulted in a conviction and life sentence.
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Amie Kaholoaʻa. The Hawaii Supreme Court said those four main points should have include a fifth warning — that a suspect in custody can stop answering questions at any time and request an attorney.
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