State v. Alvarez

Opinion of the court by

FOLEY, J.

On June 16, 1999, Defendant-Appellant Elujino V. Alvarez, III (Alvarez) was charged by complaint with refusal to comply with a lawful order of a police officer in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 709-906(1) & (4) (Supp.2000), for refusing a police officer’s order to observe a twenty-four hour cooling-off period by leaving his home. On November 12, 1999, pursuant to a jury trial in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, the Honorable Elwin P. Ahu presiding, Alvarez was convicted as charged. On November 17, 1999, Alvarez was sentenced to probation…