State v. Pokini

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

KOBAYASHI, J.

This is an appeal by attorney David Bettencourt (hereinafter appellant) from a judgment issued by Judge Robert Won Bae Chang, judge of the circuit court of the first circuit, State of Hawaii (hereinafter appellee) on an order to show cause holding that appellant was guilty of criminal contempt of court for failure to pay a fine levied against him.

FACTS

Appellant was one of sixteen attorneys who were involved in a court proceeding on January 5, 1973, relative to various motions filed by the attorneys on behalf of several defendants in State v. Pokini, et al.,…