State v. Hoopii

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, C.J.

This consolidated appeal stems from Appellant Harry K. Hoopii’s convictions for attempted murder, kidnapping, first degree rape and first degree sodomy. Appellant contends that the administrative judge below abused his discretion in denying his requests for expert witness funds. He further asserts that the trial court erroneously refused to dismiss the kidnapping charge. We affirm.

I

This appeal involves two unrelated incidents. In light of the common issues raised by Appellant, we agreed to consolidate the two cases.

In S.C. No. 10313, Appellant was convicted of…