State v. Batson

Opinion of the Court by

RAMIL, J.

Plaintiff-appellant State of Hawai'i appeals from the July 26, 2000 judgment of the district court of the second circuit, the Honorable John T. Vail presiding, convicting Hyde-lene Batson of and sentencing her for the offense of assault against a police officer, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-712.5. On appeal, the prosecution argues that the district court erred by suspending twenty-five days of the minimum thirty-day jail sentence mandated by HRS § 707-712.5.

For the reasons discussed herein, we affirm the district court’s judgment and…