STATE v. MATAVALE

No. 27476.

166 P.3d 322 (2007)

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Ijeva MATAVALE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

As Corrected September 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Tabe (Katie L. Lambert and Deborah L. Kim, on the briefs), Deputy Public Defenders, for petitioner-appellant.

Stephen K. Tsushima (also on the brief), Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent-appellee.

MOON, C.J., and LEVINSON, J.; ACOBA, J., concurring; NAKAYAMA, J., dissenting, with whom DUFFY, J., joins.


Opinion of the Court by MOON, C.J.1

On December 21, 2006, we accepted petitioner/defendant-appellant/cross-appellee Ijeva Matavale's (Mother) timely application for writ of certiorari (application), filed on November 27, 2006, requesting that this court review the August 29, 2006 judgment of the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA), entered pursuant to the August 15, 2006 summary disposition order. Therein, the ICA affirmed the Family Court...

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