State v. Peralto

Opinion of the Court by

NAKAYAMA, J.

Defendants-appellants Monica Alves Peral-to (Monica) and Mitchell Peralto (Mitchell) appeal them convictions of one count of kidnapping, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-720 (1993), and one count of murder in the second degree, in violation of HRS § 707-701.5 (1993), their extended term sentences of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole under HRS §§ 706-661 and 706-662 (Supp.1999), and their enhanced sentences of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole under HRS § 706-657 (Supp.1999). On appeal, Monica argues that…