State v. Lopez

RAMIL, Justice.

The plaintiff-appellant State of Hawaii (the prosecution) appeals from the Third Circuit Court’s order granting a motion to suppress evidence and for the return of all non-contraband property to the defendants-appel-lees Daniel K. Hauanio (Daniel) and Kelly J. Hauanio (Kelly) (collectively the Hauanios). On appeal, the prosecution argues that the circuit court erred in: (1) determining that the initial entrance of Detective Steven Guillermo into the Hauanios’ house violated both the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 7 of the Hawaii…