State v. Klattenhoff

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

PADGETT, ACTING C.J.

This case is an appeal by defendant-appellant Fritz Klattenhoff (appellant) from a conviction for two counts of theft in the first degree (Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 708-83l(l)(b)).

Appellant’s case rests on four contentions. First, appellant asserts that the Code of Professional Responsibility prohibited the Attorney General (AG) from prosecuting him in this criminal action because the AG was concurrently representing appellant in two separate and unrelated civil suits. Second, appellant asserts his right to privacy, under the United States…