Adams v. State

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

In 1998, petitioner James Adams entered a plea of no contest in the Family Court of the Third Circuit, the Honorable Riki May Ama-no presiding, to one count of a reduced charge of sexual assault in the second degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-731(l)(a) (Supp.1997) (Count II), and four counts of sexual assault in the third degree, in violation of HRS § 707-732(l)(b) (1993) (Counts III, IV, V, and VI). Adams appeals from the November 19, 2001 findings of fact, conclusions of law and order of the third circuit court, the Honorable Greg…