State v. Feliciano

81 P.3d 1184 (2003)

103 Hawai`i 269

STATE of Hawai`I, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Raymond FELICIANO, III, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 23911.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

December 29, 2003.

James S. Gifford (Linda C.R. Jameson on the brief), Deputy Public Defenders, for defendant-appellant.

Alexa D.M. Fujise, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, ACOBA, JJ., and Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Lim, Assigned by Reason of Vacancy.

Opinion of the Court by ACOBA, J.

We hold that as to a case that predated July 20, 1998, the effective date of…