State v. Thornton

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, J.

Defendant-Appellant Matsu Thornton (Thornton) appeals from the judgment en tered by the Circuit Court of the First Circuit 1 (circuit court) on August 25, 2008, convicting and sentencing him for Unauthorized Possession of Confidential Personal Information in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 708-839.55 (Supp.2008). 2

The sole issue raised by Thornton on appeal is that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. More specifically, Thornton claims that the police exceeded the scope of his consent to a search for firearms and…