State v. Mitchell

Opinion of the Court by

LIM, J.

Defendant-Appellant Preston Mitchell (Mitchell) appeals the December 30, 1998 judgment of the district court of the second circuit, in which the court, upon a bench trial of even date, convicted him of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DUI), in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291-4(a)(l), 1 and of inattention to driving, in violation of HRS § 291-12. 2

For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. Background.

On May 2, 1998, at approximately 4:18 p.m., Officer Lance Kaupalolo (Officer Kau-palolo) was called to the scene of a two-car…