A convicted Maui doctor is fighting to overturn his verdict, claiming the jury broke the rules — bad news for prosecutors and the victim if it succeeds.

• Gerhardt Konig was found guilty of attempted manslaughter for trying to push his wife off a Maui hiking trail in March 2025.
• His attorney Thomas Otake wants a retrial, arguing jurors ignored court rules.
• At least one juror may have been talking to an outsider, based on an anonymous social media post.
• Judge Paul Wong will bring the jurors back to court to check whether they were swayed by outside sources.

Outlook: A hearing set for September 11th will decide whether the guilty verdict stands or the case is retried.