State v. Koch

Opinion of by the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant John James Caleb Koch appeals from the consolidated November 24, 2003 judgment of the circuit court of the second circuit, the Honorable Joel E. August presiding, in Cr. Nos. 02-1-0558(1) and 03-1-0271(1). In Cr. No. 02-1-0558(1), Koch was convicted of and sentenced for the following offenses: (1) promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1243 (1993 & Supp.2001); 1 (2) promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree, in violation of HRS § 712-1249 (1993); 2 and (3)…