Garcia v. State

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that the recalculation by the Hawai'i Paroling Authority (HPA), of credit for pre-sentence detention (presentence credit) of Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant David Garcia, aka Howard Garcia (Petitioner), pursuant to State v. Tauiliili, 96 Hawai'i 195, 200, 29 P.3d 914, 919 (2001), that extended the earliest date at which Petitioner was eligible for release, did not violate (1) the Ex Post Facto Clause of the United States Constitution; (2) due process under the United States Constitution or the Hawai'i Constitution; or (3) principles regarding the…