State v. Aplaca

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant Gordon Lee Aplaca appeals from the judgment of the first circuit court, the Honorable Richard K. Perkins presiding, convicting him of and sentencing him for the offense of attempted murder in the second degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 707-701.5 (1993) 1 and 705-500 (1993), 2 filed on July 10, 1998. On appeal, Aplaca asserts that the circuit court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal and abused its discretion in denying his motion for a new trial because the record, even when viewed in the…