State v. Simpson

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

BURNS, C.J.

On April 24, 1991 Defendant Leah Jan Simpson (Simpson) was arrested for prostitution in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1200 (Supp. 1991). She was arraigned on April *16629, 1991. On June 13, 1991 Simpson was again arrested for prostitution. She was arraigned on June 18, 1991. On August 22, 1991, in case 32P, she pled guilty with respect to the April 24, 1991 offense and then, in case 33P, she pled guilty with respect to the June 13, 1991 offense. She was immediately found guilty of both offenses and sentenced.

In case 32P, the district court…