Carvalho v. Olim

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

KOBAYASHI, J.

This appeal arises out of a petition for writ of habeas corpus by John Edward Carvalho filed in the circuit court of the first circuit, State of Hawaii. The circuit court issued a writ of coram nobis on the ground that the State had failed to prove that petitioner voluntarily and understandingly waived his right to counsel. The petitioner was ordered transferred from the prison to the Honolulu jail to await further proceedings on the original indictment for first degree murder. The State now appeals from the order of the circuit court.

FACTS

John Edward…