State v. Jones

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C. J.

On September 4, 1996, following a circuit court jury trial, respondent-appellant Willie Jones (Defendant) was convicted of: (1) one count of sexual assault in the second degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-731(l)(a) (1993)1 (Count I); (2) one count of attempted sexual assault in the second degree, in violation of HRS §§ 705-500 (1993)2 and 707-731(l)(a) (Count II); (3) one count of sexual assault in the fourth degree, in violation of HRS § 707-733(l)(b) (1993)3 (Count III); and (4) two counts of sexual assault in the fourth degree, in…