State v. Whitaker

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, Presiding J.

As a result of a claim made by Defendant-Appellant Hiram Whitaker (Whitaker) to AIG Hawaii Insurance Company, Inc. (AIG), his automobile insurance earner, in which he sought insurance benefits for vandalism damages to his car, Whitaker was indicted, convicted, and sentenced for Insurance Fraud in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 431:10C-307.7(a)(1) and (b)(2) (2005), 1 and Attempted Theft in the Second Degree (Attempted Theft 2) in violation of HRS § 708-831(1)(b) (Supp.2000) and HRS § 705-500 (1993). 2

Whitaker now appeals from the…