State v. Bernades

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, C.J.

I

Appellant Todd Jason Bemades appeals his two concurrent mandatory indeterminate twenty year sentences which he received after being convicted by a jury of two counts of Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712 — 1241(1 )(b)(ii)(A), a Class A felony. Following his conviction, Appellant was sentenced to the challenged mandatory twenty year indeterminate sentence as required by HRS § 706-659 which does not allow probation or suspension of sentence for Class A felonies. 1

Appellant argues that because the…