HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A Halawa Correctional Facility inmate will stand trial nearly two years after prosecutors say he killed his cellmate.
A judge on Monday accepted the results of a mental health evaluation finding Daniel Smith competent to stand trial on a charge of first-degree murder.
Smith is accused of assaulting and stabbing fellow inmate Raita Fukusaku in October 2024 while both were incarcerated at Halawa, according to court proceedings…