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STATE v. GRINDLES

No. 13322.

777 P.2d 1187 (1989)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clifton B. GRINDLES, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

July 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle A. Partington, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Dean T. Kauka (Wallace W. Weatherwax with him on the brief), Deputy Pros. Attys., Dept. of Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

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

LUM, Chief Justice.

Appellant Clifton B. Grindles appeals from his conviction of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor (DUI) in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 291-4(a)(1). Appellant claims that the district court erred in "bifurcating" the trial into separate hearings on the two methods of committing DUI described in § 291-4(a). We agree and therefore reverse the DUI conviction and remand for a new trial. Appellant also appeals...

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