State v. Reed.

Opinion of the Court by

WILSON, J.

The sole issue raised in Petitioner Ikaika Reed’s application for writ of certiorari is whether the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) gravely erred in holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Reed’s motion to substitute retained counsel in place of his court-appointed counsel. We agree with Reed that the circuit court abused its discretion, resulting in a denial of his right to privately retained counsel of choice under article 1, section 14 of the Hawaifi Constitution. Accordingly, we vacate the ICA’s June 9, 2014 judgment on…