State v. Fagaragan

Opinion of the Court by

RECKTENWALD, C.J.

On May 18, 2003, Defendant-Appellant Erwin E. Fagaragan (Fagaragan) was stopped by Maui police while driving his car. Officers found $8,649.00 in the pockets of Fagar-agan’s pants, and later recovered a bag from the car that contained approximately 5.46 ounces of methamphetamine in 34 plastic packets, a digital scale and a pipe. Fagara-gan was charged with: (1) Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1241(l)(a)(i) (Supp. 2003) (Count One), 1 (2) Attempted Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First…