State v. Hanaoka

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that despite the lack of a reservation in wiiting, Respondent/Defendant Appellant Alen T. Hanaoka (Defendant) did, pursuant to Hawai’i Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 11(a)(2), condition his no contest plea to the charge of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DUI), Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291-4 (Supp.1999), on his right to appeal the denial *18of his motion to suppress his blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test result. Accordingly, although not addressed by the Intermediate Court of Appeals (the ICA) in its May 3, 2001…