State v. Roy

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

The question for resolution here is whether evidence obtained by a police officer without a search warrant as a result of the officer misrepresenting his identity and stating his willingness to purchase marijuana, should be suppressed at a pretrial hearing as obtained in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and article I, section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii. We hold that under *514the facts of this case, the evidence should not be suppressed. The facts may be briefly stated as follows:

On April…