State v. Schroeder

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HEEN, J.

Defendant-Appellant Eric Schroeder (Defendant) was indicted on October 25, 1985, for the offenses of Robbery in the First Degree (Count I), Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 708-840(l)(b)(ii) (1985 & Supp. 1991), and Kidnapping (Count II), HRS § 707-720(l)(c) (Supp. 1991). On January 30,1987, after a bench trial, Defend-. ant was convicted on both counts. On March 10, 1987, the State filed a motion for imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years for each conviction pursuant to HRS § 706-660.1(a) (1985) 2 on the ground that Defendant used a gun in…