STATE v. KIRN

No. 12932.

767 P.2d 1238 (1989)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna KIRN, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

January 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lila B. Le Duc, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellant.

Howard Luke (David C. Schutter and Robert Merce, with him on the brief; Schutter & Glickstein, of counsel), Honolulu, for defendant-appellee.

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


LUM, Chief Justice.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the State has a right to an interlocutory appeal of a pretrial order suppressing evidence based upon a violation of the State's Administrative Rules. After finding we have appellate jurisdiction over this case, we affirm the lower court's order.

I.

On February 26, 1987, Defendant-Appellant Donna Kirn was arrested for Driving Under the Influence...

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