State v. Rodrigues

679 P.2d 615 (1984)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

Rodrigo RODRIGUES, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 8865.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

March 8, 1984.

Reconsideration Denied March 23, 1984.

Arthur E. Ross, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu (Ernest J. Freitas, Jr., Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, on the reply brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

John S. Edmunds, Honolulu (Ronald J. Verga, with him on the brief; John S. Edmunds, A Law Corporation, Honolulu, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before LUM, C.J., and NAKAMURA, PADGETT, HAYASHI and WAKATSUKI, JJ.

HAYASHI, Justice.

This is an appeal by the State of Hawaii…