State v. Nakamura

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

OGATA, J.

This is an appeal brought by Defendant-Appellant, Dennis Minoru Nakamura (hereinafter “appellant”), from his conviction following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, for the offense of Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Second Degree, in violation of HRS § 712-1242 (1976). For the reasons set out below, we affirm.

I

The instant case against appellant arose from an incident occurring on March 14,1979 in the City and County of Honolulu. On that date, appellant purportedly distributed a quantity of methadone, defined as a dangerous drug under HRS…