State v. Renon

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MOON, J.

Defendants-appellants Efren Renon (Renon) and Renato Paet (Paet) (collectively “defendants”) separately appeal their convictions and sentences following a joint trial in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit. Renon was found guilty of Attempted Murder in the First Degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 705-500 and 707-701 (l)(a); Murder in the Second Degree, in violation of HRS § 707-701.5(1); and Carrying a Firearm on Person Without License, in violation of HRS § 143-9. Paet was found guilty of the offense of Accomplice to Murder in the…