Stanley v. State

NAKAYAMA, Justice.

Petitioner-Appellant Edward G. Stanley (Appellant) appeals the June 4, 1992 order denying his Hawai'i Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 40 (1985 & 1989) 1 petition for post-conviction relief. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to hold a hearing and in denying his petition without issuing findings of fact and conclusions of law. We affirm.

I. FACTS

On August 18,1988, Appellant was convicted of violating Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-713 (1985), Reckless Endangering in the First Degree (two counts), HRS § 707-701 (1985), Attempted Murder in the…