State v. Richardson

KLEIN, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant State of Hawaii (the prosecution) appeals from a circuit court order granting defendant-appellee Martin Richardson’s motion to suppress evidence. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the circuit court’s order and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

In January 1994, Maui Police Department (MPD) Officer George Kronoski was contacted by a confidential informant (Cl) and told that a man named Bayani Gamit sold crystal methamphetamine at his residence in Wailu-ku, Maui. The Cl also informed Officer Kro-noski that Gamit had told him that he could…