State v. Moses

Opinion of the Court by

FOLEY, J.

On September 16, 1998, Defendant-Appellant Peter Moses (Moses) was charged by indictment with the following offenses:

Count I, Attempted Murder in the First Degree of Earl Haskell in violation of Ha waii Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 705-500 (1993), 1 707-701(l)(b) (1993), 2 and 706-656 (1993 & Supp.2001) 3 ;

Count II, Attempted Murder in the First Degree of John Veneri, Sr. in violation of HRS §§ 705-500 (1993), 707-701(l)(b) (1993), and 706-656 (1993 & Supp.2001); Count III, Escape in the First Degree in violation of HRS § 710-1020 (1993) 4 ;

Count IV, Theft in the…