State v. LAEDA

Opinion of the Court by

FOLEY, J.

Defendant-Appellant Wayne C. Laeda (Laeda) appeals from the Amended Judgment of Conviction and Sentence entered on February 4, 2005 in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit 1 (circuit court). A jury found Laeda guilty of three counts of Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1241(l)(b)(ii)(A) (Supp.2003), and three counts of Prohibited Acts Related to Drug Paraphernalia, in violation of HRS § 329-43.5(a) (1993).

On appeal, Laeda contends:(1) The circuit court abused its discretion by denying his…