State v. Smith — Hawaiʻi appeals court vacates convictions over missing insanity-defense waiver colloquy
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Micaiah H. Smith Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Katherine G. Leonard (Linda Lingle,
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State v. Gilroy — Hawaiʻi appeals court affirms traffic-crime convictions
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. William Gilroy Court Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaiʻi Judge Katherine G.
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State v. Hughes — Hawaiʻi appeals court affirms hotel-trespass conviction
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Arthur E. Hughes Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Katherine G. Leonard (Linda Lingle,
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In re Kumuhone — Hawaii Supreme Court denies writ petitions without prejudice
Case In re Samson Kumuhone Court Supreme Court of Hawaii Judge Vladimir P. Devens; Sabrina S. McKenna; Todd W. Eddins;
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State v. Alday-Morales — Hawai‘i appeals court denied reconsideration of resentencing before a different judge
Case State of Hawai‘i v. Tomas Alday-Morales Court Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawai‘i Judge Karen T.
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State v. Bekkum — convictions vacated over prosecutor’s improper closing argument
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Curtis Ryan Bekkum Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Karen T. Nakasone (David Y.
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State v. Balajadia, Jr. — Hawaiʻi appeals court corrects clerical errors in its prior order
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Ricky Balajadia, Jr., also known as Ricky Brycen Balajadia, Jr. Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of
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State v. Kauakahi — Hawaii appeals court bars discretionary sex-offender registration for non-covered offenders
Case State of Hawai‘i v. Waynesley Ikaika Kauakahi Court Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Karen T. Nakasone (David Y.
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State v. Brown — Appeal dismissed as moot after sentence was completed
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Stephen H. Brown Court Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Katherine G. Leonard (Linda Lingle,
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State v. Delos Reyes — Hawaii appeals court vacates prison sentence over ineffective counsel
Case State of Hawai‘i v. Tyrus J. Delos Reyes Court Hawai‘i Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Keith K. Hiraoka (David
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State v. Trisolini — conviction and restitution affirmed; unsupported probation conditions vacated
Case State of Hawai‘i v. Cynthia E. Trisolini Court Hawai‘i Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Karen T. Nakasone (David Y.
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State v. Decker — convictions for continuous child sexual assault and promoting pornography affirmed
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Anthony Lee Decker Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Karen T. Nakasone (David Y.
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Office of the Disciplinary Counsel v. Dykstra — Hawaiʻi Supreme Court immediately suspended attorney after felony findings of guilt
Case Office of the Disciplinary Counsel v. Nathan Yan Ho Dykstra Court Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi Judge
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State v. Alday-Morales — Vacated consecutive sentences for inadequate justification
Case State of Hawai‘i v. Tomas Alday-Morales Court Hawai‘i Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Karen T. Nakasone (David Y. Ige,
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State v. Dela Cruz — Hawaii appeals court affirms second-degree murder conviction
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Kai Dela Cruz Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Katherine G. Leonard, Presiding Judge;
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Marks v. State — Hawaiʻi Supreme Court accepts certiorari and limits argument to sentencing-scheme constitutional issues
Case Donald B. Marks v. State of Hawaiʻi Court Supreme Court of the State of Hawaiʻi Judge McKenna, Acting C.J.;
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State v. Dullam — Hawaii appeals court affirms marijuana OVUII conviction
Case State of Hawai‘i v. Thomas G. Dullam Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Karen T. Nakasone (David Y.
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State v. Balajadia, Jr. — Conviction and consecutive sentence affirmed
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Ricky Balajadia, Jr., also known as Ricky Brycen Balajadia, Jr. Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of
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State v. Presti — Hawaii appeals court affirmed unlawful-imprisonment conviction
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Cody Presti Court Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Keith K. Hiraoka (David Y. Ige,
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State v. Akau — robbery conviction vacated over incomplete theft instruction
Case State of Hawai‘i v. Michael Akau, also known as Michael Jacob Akau Court Intermediate Court of Appeals of the
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Penaflor v. State — Hawaii appeals court affirms denial of repeat post-conviction claim
Case Crandall L. Penaflor v. State of Hawaiʻi Court Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawaiʻi Judge Katherine
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State v. Lee — Hawaii appeals court reinstates vehicle-search evidence
Case State of Hawai‘i v. Laverne L. Lee Court Intermediate Court of Appeals of the State of Hawai‘i Judge Keith
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State v. Garces, Jr. — Hawaiʻi Supreme Court affirms murder conviction while requiring a new Miranda warning prospectively
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Mariano Garces, Jr. Court Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi Judge Sabrina S. McKenna (Neil Abercrombie, 2011)
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State v. Gray — Reversed dangerous-dog conviction for insufficient evidence of negligence
Case State of Hawaiʻi v. Maura Gray Court Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Katherine G. Leonard (Linda Lingle, 2008);