State v. Wallace

LEVINSON, Justice.

The defendant-appellant Len Kanoi Wallace appeals the judgment, guilty conviction, and sentence of the Second Circuit Court, following a bench trial in which he was convicted of promoting a dangerous drug in the first degree in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1241(l)(a)(i) (1993) (Count One) 1 , prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia in violation of HRS § 329-43.5(a) (1993) (Count Two) 2 , and promoting a detrimental drug in the second degree in violation of HRS § 712-1248(1) (c) (1993) (Count Three). 3

Wallace’s appeal raises two significant issues,…