KANESHIRO v. $19,050.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 15200.

832 P.2d 256 (1992)

Keith M. KANESHIRO, in his official capacity as the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, on Behalf of the State of Hawaii, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. $19,050.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY-Owner George I. Janini, Claimant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

June 3, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce N. Metz, Wailuku, Maui, for claimant-appellant cross-appellee George I. Janini.

James H.S. Choi, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for petitioner-appellee cross-appellant.

Before LUM, C.J., and WAKATSUKI, KLEIN and LEVINSON, JJ., and BURNS, Intermediate Court of Appeals Chief Judge, in place of MOON, J., recused.


WAKATSUKI, Justice.

Claimant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, George I. Janini ("Janini"), seeks relief from the trial court orders granting the State of Hawaii's ("State") motion for default judgment, dismissing his verified claim for $19,050 in cash which was seized by the Honolulu Police Department; and granting the State's verified petition for forfeiture of the $19,050. The State cross-appeals asserting that the trial court erred by refusing to award reasonable attorneys...

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