State v. Gonsalves

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant Richard Gon-salves appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of the first circuit, the Honorable Virginia L. Crandall presiding, convicting him of and sentencing him for the offense of promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1242(1)(c) (1993 & Supp. 2003).1 On appeal, Gonsalves argues that the circuit court erred (1) by excusing the jury for the day rather than receiving the jury’s non-verdict following the jury’s communication to the court, which stated that it was…