State v. Ryan

Defendant attorney appeals from a summary conviction of contempt of court for not appearing at a scheduled district court hearing. Upon our review of the record in connection with certain motions, it appeared to us that the trial court had ordered summary conviction and disposition under HRS § 710-1077(3)(a), in which event the judgment would be excluded by HRS § 710-1077(5) from review by appeal. Accordingly, we ordered that the parties prepare memoranda addressing that question. We conclude that the offense was not one for which summary conviction and disposition could be ordered, and that…