State v. Sua

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The petitioner-appellee State of Hawaii applies to this court for a writ of certiorari to review the opinion by the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) in State v. Sua, 92 Hawai'i 78, 987 P.2d 976 (Haw.Ct.App.1999) [hereinafter, the “ICA’s opinion”], vacating the first circuit court’s judgment, guilty conviction, and sentence, filed on March 9, 1998, and remanding the case for a new trial. The prosecution argues that the ICA should not have held that the respondent-appellant Alo-malietoa Sua’s right to confrontation was violated at trial. Specifically, the…