State v. Stachler

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

Defendant-appellant James Stachler appeals from a conviction for Promoting a Detrimental Drug in the First Degree under HRS § 712-1247(l)(e) (Special Pamphlet, 1975).

The events leading to defendant’s arrest began on July 17, 1974, when police were conducting a general surveillance via helicopter of the Captain Cook, Kona, area looking for criminal activity. In this sparsely populated and relatively remote area of the Island of Hawaii, defendant Stachler leased about four acres of land on which his residence was located. Defendant’s property was adjacent…