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STATE v. LAPITAN

No. 12035.

746 P.2d 82 (1987)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Peter B. LAPITAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

December 3, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melody Parker, Deputy Public Defender (Susan Barr, Deputy Public Defender, on the brief with Tedson Koja, Defender Intern, assisting), Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Peter Van Name Esser (G. Cher Foerster, on the brief), Deputy Pros. Attys., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee.

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

LUM, Chief Justice.

The question raised in this appeal is whether the District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the Family Court over a minor who is charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI). We conclude that the District Court has jurisdiction under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 571-41(f) and affirm the conviction.

I.

On March 16, 1986, Defendant Peter B. Lapitan was arrested on a DUI charge...

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