State v. Balberdi

Opinion of the Court by

KIRIMITSU, J.

Defendant-Appellant John Balberdi (Defendant) appeals from the Second Circuit Court’s February 19, 1998 judgment, guilty conviction, and sentence for Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree pursuant to Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1241 (l)(a)(i) (1993) and Prohibited Acts Related to Drug Paraphernalia pursuant to HRS § 329^13.5(a) (1993), 1 and its December 5, 1997 Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. Defendant is currently incarcerated at the Halawa Medium Security Facility.

On appeal, Defendant contends that the search warrant (which led…