State v. Long

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that, while an objection of “insufficient foundation” is generally not adequate to preserve the objection for appeal, the basis for the objection in this case was evident from the context in which it was made and, thus, came within an exception to the general rule.

In a jury trial, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Dewitt Long (Petitioner) was convicted and found guilty of Count III, Theft in the Second Degree, Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 708-831(l)(a) (1993), and Count IV, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree, HRS § 712-1243 (1993), of the…