State v. Knoeppel

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HAYASHI, J.

Defendant-Appellant Timothy E. Knoeppel (Defendant) appeals from the order and judgment entered in the Family Court of the First Circuit on May 10, 1989. The order denied Defendant’s motion to dismiss, and the judgment was entered in accor*169dance with the family court’s finding of Defendant guilty as charged for the offense of abuse of a family or household member (HRS § 709-906). We reverse.

I

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On February 26, 1989, Defendant shared an apartment in Honolulu with Steven and Deana. Following a dispute between Defendant and Deana in the living…