Barnett v. State

Opinion of the Court by

RAMIL, J.

Petitioner / cross-respondenb-appellant Gregory Barnett appealed the circuit court’s April 24, 1996 order denying his Hawai'i Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 40 petition without a hearing. Barnett argued, inter alia, that the circuit court erred in denying his HRPP Rule 40 petition without a hearing because: (1) the plea agreement was ambiguous and unfulfillable; (2) the minimum term of imprisonment set by the Ha-wai'i Paroling Authority (HPA) was illegal; and (3) his counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel.

We assigned Barnett’s appeal to the…