State v. Maluia

Opinion of the Court by

DUFFY, J.

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, the Honorable Richard *22Perkins presiding, petitioner-defendant-appellant Sapatumoeese Maluia was found guilty of murder in the second degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701.5 (1993).1 On November 29, 2004, the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) issued a summary disposition order (SDO) affirming the circuit court’s February 12, 2003 judgment. State v. Maluia, No. 25689, 106 Hawai'i 80, 101 P.3d 689, 2004 WL 2700014 (Haw.App. November 29, 2004) [hereinafter, the ICA’s SDO].…