State v. Irvine

Defendant-Appellant Ellen Irvine appeals in this criminal case from an interlocutory order of the circuit court denying a motion to suppress evidence. The order was certified for interlocutory appeal on May 18, 1998 pursuant to Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 641-17 1 . Upon review of the record, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the certification order and the notice of interlocutory appeal are untimely.

I. BACKGROUND

On March 24, 1997, Irvine was charged by complaint with promoting a dangerous drug in the first degree, HRS § 712-1241(l)(a), and unlawful use of drug…