State v. Bonds

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

KIDWELL, J.

Appellant’s automobile was stopped by a police officer for the purpose of checking his possession of a required permit, without cause for the officer to suspect a violation of law. Appellant was convicted of possession of marijuana and of a dangerous weapon, both of which were found in his car by the officer after the stop. This appeal challenges the stop as an unreasonable seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment and Article I, Section 5 of the Hawaii Constitution. We agree that the evidence was obtained as the result of an invalid seizure and that the…