State v. Kahapea

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant Michael Kahapea appeals from the April 7, 2005 order of the circuit court of the first circuit, the Honorable Reynaldo D. Graulty presiding, denying Kahapea’s February 7, 2005 motion pursuant to Hawai'i Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 35, for correction and/or reduction of the sentence imposed by the circuit court’s October 19, 2000 judgment.1

On appeal, Kahapea contends: (1) that the circuit court abused its discretion in sentencing him to five consecutive ten-year terms of imprisonment on October 19, 2000 and failing to correct…