State v. Maldonado

Opinion of the Court by

FOLEY, J.

Defendant-Appellant Jobert Lyle Maldonado (Maldonado) appeals from the Judgment filed on January 24, 2003 in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court).1 A jury found Maldonado guilty of Count I, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the First Degree in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1241(l)(d) (Supp.2001)2;

Counts II and III, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree in violation of HRS § 712-1243 (1993 & Supp.2001)3; Count IV, Unlawful Use of Drug Paraphernalia in violation of HRS § 329-43.5(a) (1993)4; and Count V, Promoting a…