State v. Melemai

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, J.

In this appeal the State seeks to reverse two orders of the circuit court. The first order suppressed incriminating statements made by the defendant because Miranda 1 warnings were not given defendant during his interrogation by the police. The other order dismissed the indictment against defendant because HRS § 291C-14 (1976), which requires motorists involved in accidents to furnish information, violates the defendant’s constitutional guarantee against compulsory self-incrimination. 2

For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

On June…