State v. Kealoha

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that, under the facts of this case, the acts of Defendant-Appellant Geraldine Kealoha (Defendant) in allegedly manufacturing methamphetamine in violation of Ha-wai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1241(1)(d) (Supp.1999), Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree, constituted a single continuous offense and not “separate and distinct culpable acts.” Thus, there was no requirement that the prosecution elect a specific act to establish the “conduct” element of the manufacturing charge or that the first circuit court (the court) give the jury a specific…