State v. Yamada

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

Plaintiff-appellant State of Hawai'i [hereinafter, the prosecution] appeals from the March 15, 2004 findings of fact, conclusions of law and order of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, the Honorable Michael A. Town presiding, granting a new trial to defendant-appellee Kaleokalani Yamada, who had been convicted of two counts of robbery in the first degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 708-840(l)(b)(i) and (ii) (Supp.1998),1 and one count of assault in the first degree, in violation of HRS § 707-710 (1993).2 On appeal, the prosecution…