STATE v. KEA

No. 6155.

606 P.2d 1329 (1980)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jeremiah KEA, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

February 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calvin K. Murashige, Lihue, Kauai, for plaintiff-appellant.

James G. Jung, Jr., Lihue, Kauai, for defendant-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., OGATA and MENOR, JJ., and MARUMOTO, Retired Justice, in place of KIDWELL, J., absent.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by the State from the trial court's order granting the defendant's motion to suppress a handgun recovered by the police from the defendant's automobile and five unspent.38 calibre rounds found on the defendant's person. At issue is whether the trial court erred in granting the motion to suppress.

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