State v. Doyle

The defendant was convicted at a bench trial in the district court of the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree under HRS § 712-1249. She appeals from the judgment and sentence of the trial court. We affirm.

The only issue 1 which merits this court’s consideration is whether the trial court erred in directing that the defendant’s motion to suppress and the trial on the merits be heard contemporaneously.

The federal courts have taken the position that pursuant to Rule 12(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, see United States v. Thompson, 558 F.2d 522 (9th Cir.…