Legal Opinion
State v. Lawson
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Decided November 17, 2003No. 24665PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
WATANABE, J.
Defendant-Appellant Earl Lawson (Lawson) appeals from the October 3, 2001 Judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii (the circuit court), 2 convicting him of Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1243 (1993), 3 and Unlawful Use of Drug Paraphernalia, in violation of HRS § 329-43.5(a) (1993). 4
The Judgment against Lawson was entered pursuant to a Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure Rule 11(a)(2) 5 conditional guilty plea, in which Lawson reserved the right to appeal the…
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