State v. Calara.

Amended Opinion of the Court by

McKENNA, J.

I. Introduction

In this appeal, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Enrico Calara challenges multiple evi-dentiary determinations by the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (“circuit court”).1 Calara was convicted of sexual assault in the fourth degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (“HRS”) § 707-733(l)(a) (1993),2 for allegedly fondling the breast of the Complaining Witness (“CW”), his adult niece, while she slept. On certiorari, Calara presents five questions:

1. Whether the ICA gravely erred in holding that Calara’s right to present a complete…