KEAWE v. STATE

No. 17405.

901 P.2d 481 (1995)

79 Hawai`i 281

Jeffrey KEAWE, also known as Derrick Guzman, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

As Amended October 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Pafundi, on the briefs, Honolulu, for petitioner-appellant.

Patricia A. Loo, Deputy Pros. Atty., on the briefs, City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu, for respondent-appellee.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ.


RAMIL, Justice.

Petitioner-Appellant Jeffrey Keawe appeals from the circuit court's resentencing order. Keawe argues that his amended sentence, after a successful Hawai`i Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 40 challenge, was "an enhancement of [his] original sentence" and therefore violated the double jeopardy clauses of the Hawai`i and United States Constitutions. For the reasons stated below, we reject Keawe's argument...

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