Tachibana v. State

KLEIN, Justice.

In 1987, Petitioner Shigeyuki Tachibana was convicted of Theft in the First Degree. On appeal, the conviction was affirmed by this court. State v. Tachibana, 70 Haw. 658, 796 P.2d 1002 (1988) (mem.). In 1990, Tachi-bana filed a petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 40 of the Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP). After a hearing, the third circuit court entered an order on October 5, 1992, granting Taehibana’s petition for post-conviction relief and, on October 12, 1992, filed findings of fact (FOF) and conclusions of law (COL) in support of the order.…