State v. Sorino

Opinion of the Court by

FOLEY, J.

Defendant-Appellant Gerven Sorino (Sori-no) appeals from the “Order Denying Defendant’s Motion to Set Aside Judgment of Conviction, to Allow Defendant to Withdraw His Plea of No Contest and to Set Case for Trial” filed on July 2, 2003 in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court).2

On appeal, Sorino contends (1) the circuit court erred when it concluded it had complied with the requirement of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 802E-2 (1993)3 that it administer the statutory advisement on the record to Sorino; (2) the circuit court erred when it denied…