State v. Maldonado

Opinion of the Court by

DUFFY, J.

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, the Honorable Victoria S. Marks presiding, respondent-defendant-appellant Jobert Lyle Maldonado was found guilty of: (1) one count of promoting a dangerous drug in the first degree in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1241(l)(d) (Supp.2001); 1 (2) one count of promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree, HRS § 712-1242(l)(b)(i) (1993 & Supp. 2001); 2 (3) two counts of promoting a dan gerous drug in the third degree, HRS § 712-1243 (1993 & Supp.2001); 3 and (4) one count of…