State v. Shamp

KIRIMITSU, Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Wendy Shamp (Defendant) was convicted of, among other charges, 1 Operating a Vehicle Without No-Fault Insurance, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 431:100-104 (1993) (or chapter 431). 2 Defendant appeals from the District Court of the Second Circuit’s February 1, 1994 judgment and denial of her motion for a judgment of acquittal as to the HRS § 431:100-104 offense. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the district court’s conviction of Defendant as to the HRS § 431:100-104 offense on the grounds that the court committed plain error because the State…