State v. Valentine

Opinion of the Court by

LEVINSON, J.

The defendant-appellant Justin Valentine appeals from the second circuit court’s judgment of conviction and sentence, filed on April 26, 1999, amended on April 29, 1999, and again amended on May 3, 1999, with respect to the offense of attempted prohibited possession of a firearm, pursuant to Ha-wai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 705-500 1 and 134-7(b). 2 On appeal, Valentine contends that: (1) the circuit court erroneously instructed the jury that a reckless state of mind can sustain penal liability for the originally charged offense of prohibited possession of…