State v. Irebaria

In State v. Kamae, 56 Haw. 32, 36, 526 P.2d 1200, 1203 (1974), we quoted, inter alia, the following with approval from Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 448 (1962):

“It is the burden of the Government, in opposing an attempted criminal appeal in forma pauperis, to show that the appeal is lacking in merit, indeed, that it is so lacking in merit that the court would dismiss the case on motion of the Government, had the case been docketed and a record been filed by an appellant able to afford the expense of complying with those requirements.”

We hold- that the issues sought to be reviewed…