Oct. 20, 2026
Justice Hanasono stresses clear, accessible opinions
Justice Mark Hanasono, whose family's World War II internment history inspired his legal career, brings experience as a public defender and trial judge to the 2nd District Court of Appeal.
Justice Mark K. Hanasono of the 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected an attempted murder defendant's argument that an openly gay victim's unwanted advances warranted an instruction on attempted voluntary manslaughter.
Eliseo Martinez held the victim down in a parked minivan while his cousin stabbed him 18 times. Writing for a unanimous panel in People v. Martinez (2024), Hanasono found insufficient evidence of provocation or strong emotion to justify the instructi...
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