State v. Hanaoka

32 P.3d 663 (2001)

97 Hawai`i 17

STATE of Hawai`i, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Allen T. HANAOKA, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant.

No. 23377.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

September 12, 2001.

Alexa D.M. Fujise, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, on the writ.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON and ACOBA, JJ.; and NAKAYAMA, J., dissenting, with whom RAMIL, J., joins.

Opinion of the Court by ACOBA, J.

We hold that despite the lack of a reservation in writing, Respondent/Defendant Appellant Allen T. Hanaoka (Defendant) did, pursuant to Hawai'i Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 11(a)(2),…