STATE v. TANAKA

Nos. 9461, 9752 and 9845.

701 P.2d 1274 (1985)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee v. John TANAKA, Defendant-Appellant. STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eloise BAL, Defendant-Appellant. STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Sunao TAKAMIYA, Defendant-Appellant. STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Francis KAHOOHALAHALA, Defendant-Appellant. STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Sandra KAHOOHALAHALA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

June 14, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip H. Lowenthal, Wailuku, (Anthony L. Ranken, Wailuku, on briefs; Lowenthal & August, Wailuku, of counsel), for defendants-appellants Tanaka, Bal, Francis and Sandra Kahoohalahala.

Davelynn M. Tengan, Wailuku (Meyer M. Ueoka, Wailuku, on brief, and with her on opening brief; Ueoka & Luna, Wailuku, of counsel), for defendant-appellant Sunao Takamiya.

Artemio C. Baxa, Wailuku (Lawrence A. Goya, Wailuku, on brief in Nos. 9461 and 9752), Deputy Pros. Attys. for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LUM, C.J., and NAKAMURA, PADGETT, HAYASHI and WAKATSUKI, JJ.


HAYASHI, Justice.

Article I, section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. In these three consolidated cases, we consider whether the warrantless searches of trash bags are prohibited by the Hawaii Constitution.

I.

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