State v. Marcos

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Arthur Roderick Marcos (Petitioner) was convicted, upon a jury’s verdict, of abuse of a family or household member, Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 709-906(1) (Supp.2001), in the family court of the first circuit1 (the court). Judgment of conviction was filed on September 25, 2002. On October 14, 2004, the Intermediate Court of Appeals (the ICA) filed a summary disposition order (SDO) affirming the conviction. On November 12, 2004, Petitioner applied for a writ of certiorari.2 On November 18, 2004, certiorari was granted.

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