State v. Augafa

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that at the hearing to suppress evidence initiated by Defendant-Appellee Felix A. Augafa (Defendant), Plaintiff-Appellant State of Hawaii (the State) established a legal basis for the arrest of Defendant and for the recovery of drugs from his person. We further hold that under the circumstances of this case, open and visible video camera surveillance of the public sidewalk area on which Defendant was situated was not violative of Defendant’s constitutional right against unreasonable searches, seizures and invasions of privacy under article I, section 7…