State v. Keawe

Opinion of the Court by

DUFFY, J.

Defendant-appellant Mary Ann Keawe appeals from the district court of the first circuit’s October 9, 2003 judgment of conviction for prostitution in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1200 (1993 & Supp.2004).1 As points of error, Keawe ar*3gues that the district court erred by: (1) denying her motion to dismiss; (2) denying Keawe’s motion for acquittal; and (3) finding Keawe guilty. Keawe’s motion to dismiss was based on her contention that her arrest was unlawful: she argues, inter alia, that her warrantless arrest for a petty misdemeanor, made…