State v. Gano

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

On May 13, 1998, a jury found defendant-appellant Rodolfo Gano (Defendant) guilty of: (1) one count of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-730(l)(a) (1993); 1 (2) two counts of Sexual Assault in the Third Degree, in violation of HRS § 707-732(l)(e) (1993); 2 and (3) one count of Kidnapping, in violation of HRS § 707-720 (1993). 3 On August 17, 1998, the fifth circuit court entered an Amended Final Judgment 4 against Defendant, sentencing him to twenty years of indeterminate imprisonment. On appeal, Defendant…