STATE v. KALEOHANO

Nos. 23828, 23829.

56 P.3d 138 (2002)

99 Hawai`i 370

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kristine K. KALEOHANO, also known as Kristine K. Kalehano, Defendant-Appellee. State of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leanda M. Rawlins, also known as Leanda M. Duvauchelle, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

October 7, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arleen Y. Watanabe, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, on the briefs, for plaintiff-appellant.

Linda C.R. Jameson, Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs, for defendant-appellee Kristine K. Kaleohano.

Keith E. Tanaka, on the briefs, for defendant-appellee Leanda M. Rawlins.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, and NAKAYAMA, JJ., and ACOBA, J., dissenting, with whom RAMIL, J., joins.


Opinion of the Court By MOON, C.J.

Plaintiff-appellant State of Hawai`i (the prosecution) appeals from the September 27, 2000 order of the Second Circuit Court, the Honorable Artemio C. Baxa presiding, granting defendants-appellees Kristine K. Kaleohano and Leanda M. Rawlins's [hereinafter, collectively, the defendants1] motion to suppress evidence. Briefly stated, this case involves a routine traffic stop for suspicion of driving under...

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