State v. Mendoza

920 P.2d 357 (1996)

82 Hawai`i 143

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Marc C. MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 17839.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

June 21, 1996.

Catherine H. Remigio, Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Mark R. Simonds, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, on the briefs, Wailuku, Maui, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ.

KLEIN, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Marc C. Mendoza appeals from his conviction of unlawful possession of a firearm under Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 134-4(b) (1993).[1] Mendoza…