State v. Tarape

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, Acting C.J.

Pro se Defendant-Appellant Donna May Tarapé (Tarapé) appeals from the oral pronouncement by the District Court of the Third Circuit (the district court)1 on January 13, 2003, memorialized in a written Judgment filed on December 30, 2003, that found her “guilty” of: (1) fraudulent use of vehicle plates, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 249-11 (2001); 2 (2) no no-fault insurance,3 in violation of HRS § 431:10C-104 (Supp.2004);4 and (3) delinquent motor vehicle tax, in violation of HRS § 249-10 (2001).5

Tarapé contends that: (1) there was…