State v. Tauiliili

Opinion of the court by

RAMIL, J.

The defendant-appellant Ropati Tauiliili appeals from the post-judgment order of the first circuit court, the Honorable Victoria S. Marks presiding, partially denying his motion seeking presentence credit for time served. On appeal, Tauiliili claims that the circuit court incorrectly interpreted HRS § 706-671, by failing to credit his 853 days of presentence imprisonment toward each of his three sentences.

We hold that the first circuit court (1) did not abuse its discretion when it partially denied Tauiliili’s motion seeking presentence credit for time served…