State v. Keomany

Opinion of the Court by

LIM, J.

On March 20, 1997, the Oahu grand jury indicted Defendant-Appellant Sayyaphone Noy Keomany, also known as Xayyaphone Keomany, also known as Noy (Defendant) on the following counts: three counts of sexual assault in the first degree (Counts 1, 3 and 4), in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-730(1)(a) (1993);1 two counts of sexual assault in the third degree (Counts 2 and 5), in violation of HRS § 707-732(1)(e) (1993);2 and two counts of kidnapping (Counts 6 and 7), in violation of HRS § 707-720(1)(d) (1993).3

Following a jury trial in the circuit…