State v. Ramos-Saunders

Opinion of the Court by

FOLEY, J.

Plaintiff-Appellant State of Hawai'i (State) appeals from the “Findings of Fact, Conclusion of Law and Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence” (Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law), entered January 13, 2012, in the Cir-*301euit Court of the First Circuit1 (circuit court).

On appeal, the State contends the circuit court erred in granting the November 30, 2011 “Motion to Suppress Evidence” (Motion to Suppress) submitted by Defendant-Appellee, Koalaukani Ramos-Saunders (Ramos-Saunders).

I. BACKGROUND

On December 3, 2010 at approximately 7:19 a.m., the…