State v. Barros

48 P.3d 584 (2002)

98 Hawai`i 337

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Robert T. BARROS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 23755.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

June 20, 2002.

Cindy A.L. Goodness, Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs, for defendant-appellant.

Donn Fudo, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, on the briefs, for plaintiff-appellee.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, and RAMIL, JJ.; with ACOBA, J., concurring separately and dissenting.

Opinion of the Court by RAMIL, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant-appellant Robert Barros appeals from a circuit court judgment of conviction for promoting a dangerous drug in the third…