State v. Hironaka

53 P.3d 806 (2002)

99 Hawai`i 198

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Leonard Denichi HIRONAKA, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 24116.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

September 6, 2002.

Joyce K. Matsumori-Hoshijo, Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs, for the defendant-appellant, Leonard Denichi Hironaka.

Bryan K. Sano, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, on the briefs, for the plaintiff-appellee, State of Hawai`i.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, and NAKAYAMA, JJ.; RAMIL, J., dissenting; and ACOBA, J., concurring separately.

Opinion of the Court by LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant, Leonard Denichi Hironaka, appeals from the…