State v. Birano

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

Defendant-appellant Arthur Birano timely petitioned this court for a writ of certiorari to review the Intermediate Court of Appeals’ (ICA) published opinion in State v. Birano, No. 25699, 109 Hawai'i 327, 126 P.3d 370 (Haw.App. Sept. 28, 2005) [hereinafter, opinion]. Therein, the ICA affirmed the February 18, 2003 Judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, the Honorable Sandra A. Simms presiding, convicting Birano of the following offenses subsequent to a jury trial: (1) Robbery in the First Degree (Count I), in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes…