State v. Rapozo

Opinion of the Court by

RECKTENWALD, J.

In the early morning of September 19, 2006, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee Tanya Rapozo, a.k.a. Tanya Rapoza was stopped by police for driving erratically on Aa Wai Boulevard in Waikiki. She was subsequently placed under arrest and transported to the Honolulu Police Department’s main station, where she was searched. During that search, a police matron discovered a .38 caliber bullet inside Rapozo’s brassiere. The bullet was later tested and determined to be operable.

Rapozo, who was a convicted felon, was chai’ged with Ownership or Possession Prohibited of…