State v. Kaleohano

Opinion of the Court By

MOON, C.J.

Plaintiff-appellant State of Hawai‘i (the prosecution) appeals from the September 27, 2000 order of the Second Circuit Court, the Honorable Artemio C. Baxa presiding, granting defendants-appellees Kristine K. Kaleo-hano and Leanda M. Rawlins’s [hereinafter, collectively, the defendants1] motion to suppress evidence. Briefly stated, this case involves a routine traffic stop for suspicion of driving under the influence, which ultimately resulted in the discovery of a glass pipe that contained what appeared to be crystal methamphetamine residue. In justifying its…