State v. Haugen

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant Cynthia Haugen appeals from the judgment of the first circuit court, the Honorable Karen S.S. Ahn presiding, filed on February 24, 2003, convicting her of and sentencing her for the offenses of promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1243 (1993 & Supp.2002) 1 (Count I), unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, in violation of HRS § 329-43.5(a) (1993) 2 (Count II), and promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree, in violation of HRS § 712-1249 (1993) 3 (Count III). Haugen’s…