State v. Kaua

Opinion of the court by

LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant Wayman Kaua appeals from the findings of fact (FOFs), conclusions of law (COLs), and order of the first circuit court, the Honorable Gail C. Nakatani presiding, filed on May 6, 2002, denying Kaua’s motion for correction of illegal sentence. On appeal, Kaua’s sole point of error is that the circuit court erred in denying his motion for correction of illegal sentence, based on the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000).

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