State v. Gabrillo

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

ACOBA, J.

Defendant-Appellant Jonas B. Gabrillo (hereinafter Defendant) was convicted by a jury of Robbery in the Second Degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 708-841(l)(a) (Supp. 1992). HRS § 708-841(l)(a) states “[a] person commits the offense of robbery in the second degree if, in the course of committing theft: (a) He uses force against the person of anyone present with the intent to overcome that person’s physical resistance or physical power of resistance[.]” The judgment of conviction was filed on December 11, 1992 and Defendant was sentenced to…