LONO v. STATE

No. 7318.

629 P.2d 630 (1981)

Kenneth LONO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Hawaii, Respondent-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

June 22, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Masunaga, Steve K. Miyasaka, Deputy Public Defenders, Honolulu, on the briefs for petitioner-appellant.

Glenn M. Miyajima, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, on the brief for respondent-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., and OGATA, MENOR, LUM and NAKAMURA, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Several questions are raised by appellant Kenneth Lono in this appeal which resulted from a circuit court order denying appellant's petition for postconviction relief under Rule 40, Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure.

Appellant's petition had requested the circuit court to set aside his pleas of guilty made in 1965 to two counts of murder for which he was given a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole. His petition claimed that at...

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