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STATE v. SCOTT

No. 11944.

746 P.2d 976 (1987)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joe Ellis SCOTT, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

December 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexa D.M. Fujise, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellant.

Travis Stephens, Honolulu, (Dwight T. Tanaka on the brief, Comack, Kiuchi & Nakamoto), for defendant-appellee.

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

WAKATSUKI, Justice.

Joe Ellis Scott, Jr. (defendant) entered a guilty plea for violating Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 134-8 (1985). The trial court sentenced him to a five year term of imprisonment, but suspended the sentence.

The State appeals the sentence. The State contends that the trial court lacked authority to suspend defendant's sentence. We agree.

HRS § 134-8 (1985) prohibits, inter alia, the possession of dangerous weapons...

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