STATE v. OSHIRO

No. 12183.

746 P.2d 568 (1987)

STATE of Hawaii, Petitioner, v. Hiroshi OSHIRO, Judge of the District Court of the First Circuit, Honolulu Division, and Edwin R. Aton, Jr., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

November 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra Ann Yee (Arthur E. Ross on the petition and supplemental memorandum), Deputies of the Prosecuting Atty., Honolulu, for petitioner.

Christopher D. Ferrara (Robinson & Ferrara, of counsel), Honolulu, for respondent Aton.

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


HAYASHI, Justice.

In this original proceeding, Petitioner State of Hawaii (hereinafter "State") seeks the issuance of a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition for an order vacating the trial court's grant of a deferred acceptance of no contest (hereinafter "DANC") plea to Respondent Edwin R. Aton, Jr. (hereinafter "Aton") pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") chapter 853 (1985). State had charged Aton with second-degree negligent homicide under HRS...

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