Opinion ID: 1182165
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Ornellas's Testimony

Text: Ornellas was a late-named witness who was generally familiar with the site but could not recall whether he was present there on the dates in question. Accordingly, he was permitted to testify that in 1983 or 1984 he cleared kiawe trees from the area and that he knew the distance between the pit and the dirt pathway to be 125 to 150 feet. Ornellas was also allowed to testify as to his knowledge, if any, with regard to the June 1st through June 7th [1986] time frame. The court disallowed in limine any testimony from Ornellas about where people generally parked their vehicles and the usual size of the crowd. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in limiting Ornellas's testimony, because he was allowed to give crucial testimony regarding the distances, but was not permitted to relate irrelevant factual information.