Legal Opinion
State v. Dorson
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided August 20, 1980No. 6256PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
MENOR, J.
The defendants were convicted of the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the first degree, under HRS § 712-1247(lXe). They appeal from the judgment and sentence of the trial court.
The determinative issue in this casé is whether the trial court erred in denying the'defendants’ motion to suppress marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia seized within their residence.
The defendants, Mr. and Mrs. Dorson, were husband and wife who lived in Kona. By prearrangement and with money furnished by the Kona police, their informant purchased marijuana from Mr. Dorson at…
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