State v. Bates

NAKAYAMA, Justice.

Following a jury trial, Jesse James Arruda Bates (defendant) was convicted on February 10, 1994 of one count of racketeering, pursuant to Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 842-2(3) (1993), and one count of extortion in the first degree, pursuant to HRS § 707-765(l)(b) (1993). On appeal he raises four issues for consideration: (1) the 686 inaudible entries in the trial transcript prevent appellate counsel from engaging in a meaningful review of the record in order to determine error, therefore requiring a new trial; (2) the trial court erred in holding that HRS § 842-2(3), and…