Legal Opinion
State v. Estencion
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided March 31, 1981No. 7455PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
LUM, J.
The State of Hawaii appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing with prejudice the charge of burglary in the second degree (HRS §§ 702-222(l)(b) and 708-811 (1976)) against defendant Aaron Ross Estencion under Rule 48(b), Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP). The court ruled that the State had violated Rule 48(b)(1) by failing to bring defendant to trial within six months after his arrest. Two questions are raised by this appeal. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in finding that there was an absence of. “good cause” 2 for the delay, and did the…
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