STATE v. CHIN

No. 27379.

144 P.3d 590 (2006)

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon CHIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii.

July 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon N. Ikenaga, Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs, for Defendant-Appellant.

Daniel H. Shimizu, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, on the briefs, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

BURNS, C.J., WATANABE AND LIM, JJ.


Opinion of the Court by LIM, J.

Brandon Chin (Defendant or Brandon) appeals the June 1, 2005 judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court)1 that convicted him of burglary in the first degree.2 We affirm. Along the way, we hold that the material element of unlawful entry does not always require proof that the title owner of the property did not give the defendant permission to enter.

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