State v. Ribbel

Opinion of the Court by

DUFFY, J.

On July 6, 2006, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawai'i [hereinafter, State1] filed a timely Application for Writ of *428Certiorari (Application), requesting that this court review the published opinion of the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) in State v. Ribbel, 111 Hawai'i 317, 141 P.3d 490 (Haw.App.2006), which reversed the District Court of the Second Circuit’s March 31, 2004 Judgment, finding Respondent/Defendant-Appellant Denise Ribbel “guilty” of violating HRS § 291-11.6 (Supp.2003), “Mandatory use of seat belts, when, penalty” [hereinafter, seat…