State v. Silva

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, J.

In this appeal from a February 24, 1998 Judgment entered by the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (the circuit court), Defendant-Appellant Brandon Silva (Defendant) alleges that the circuit court reversibly erred when it convicted him of Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree, a violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1243 (1993 & Supp.1998),1 and Unlawful Use of Drug Paraphernalia, a violation of HRS § 329-43.5(a) (1993).2

Specifically, Defendant contends that the circuit court improperly denied his motion to suppress evidence which had…