State v. Hanawahine

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HAYASHI, J.

Defendant-Appellant Edward U. Hanawahine (hereinafter “Hanawahine”) appeals his convictions for first-degree theft and attempted first-degree theft under Hawaii Revised Statutes §§ 708-831(l)(b) (1985) and 705-500 (1985). Arrested on De cember 16, 1986, Hanawahine was not tried until July 13, 1987. The criminal motions court (Judge Milks) had ruled that 1) part of the pretrial delay was occasioned by the unforeseen, extremely heavy workload of the deputy prosecutor handling the case; and 2) good cause therefore existed under Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure…