State v. Davia

LEVINSON, Justice.

The defendant-appellant David B. Davia appeals from his conviction and sentence of one count of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291-4 (Supp.1996). 1 He argues, and the prosecution concedes, that the district court erred by (1) failing to engage Davia in an on-the-record colloquy to establish that his plea of no contest was knowing and voluntary, and (2) failing to accord Davia his right of allocution prior to sentencing. Additionally, Davia asserts that the ninety-day suspension of his driver’s license (3)…