State v. Ildefonso

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MOON, J.

Defendant-appellant Julius H. Ildefonso (Ildefonso) appeals his conviction of failing to stop at an intersection as required by law, a violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291C-63(b). On appeal, Ildefonso contends that his conviction should be reversed on the grounds that: 1) the State’s sole witness, the citing police officer, failed to identify Ildefonso in court as the person who failed to stop at the intersection; 2) his right to be free from self-incrimination was violated when the court ordered him to step forward and identify himself during trial;…