State v. Mason

ACOBA, Judge.

Defendant-Appellant DeVictor King Mason (Defendant) was indicted on June 25, 1987, for committing Forgery in the Second Degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 708-852 (1985), on November 19,1985. On December 28, 1987, following a jury-waived trial, Defendant was convicted of the charged offense and was scheduled to be sentenced on February 12, 1988. Defendant failed to appear for sentencing, and a bench warrant for his arrest was issued on February 12, 1988. The warrant was executed on May 27, 1992, and Defendant was sentenced on November 5,1992 to five years’…