State v. Mueller

*618OPINION OF THE COURT BY

NAKAMURA, J.

The Supreme Court teaches us “that a right to personal privacy, or a guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy,” is implicit in the United States Constitution, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 152 (1973); Article I, Section 6 of the Hawaii Constitution explicitly declares that “[t]he right of the people to privacy is recognized and shall not be infringed without the showing of a compelling state interest.” Defendant-appellant Lauren Mueller (the defendant) claims the State invaded a constitutionally protected area of privacy when it prosecuted her for…