State v. Rogan

Opinion of the Court by

RAMIL, J.

Defendant-appellant Jerome Rogan appeals from the circuit court’s judgment, guilty conviction and sentence, and notice of entry filed on August 26,1998. A jury found Rogan guilty of four counts of sexual assault in the third degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-732(l)(b) (1993). 1 On appeal, Rogan contends that: (1) the circuit court erred in failing to grant his motion for mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct; and (2) HRS eh. 846E violates various protections afforded by the United States and Hawaii Constitutions. For the reasons…