State v. Paris.

Opinion of the Court by

McKENNA, J.

I. Introduction

At issue in this appeal is whether Petitioner/D efendant/App ell ant Eugene Paris, Jr. (“Paris”), a furloughee on extended furlough in the community, who failed to check in with his case manager at Laumaka Work Furlough Center (“LWFC”), can be convicted of escape in the second degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) § 710-1021 (2014). We hold that, under the facts of this particular case, failure to check in while on extended furlough is not punishable as escape in the second degree.

HRS § 710-1021 states, “A person commits the…