STATE v. YONG SHIK WON

No. SCWC-12-0000858.

372 P.3d 1065 (2015)

137 Haw. 330

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YONG SHIK WON, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

November 25, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Burge , Honolulu, for petitioner.

Brian R. Vincent , for respondent.

Robert T. Nakatsuji , Honolulu, for Amicus Curiae Attorney General of the State of Hawai`i.

Donald J. Ramsell , for Amicus Curiae National College for DUI Defense.

Kevin O'Grady , Honolulu, for Amicus Curiae Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

McKENNA, POLLACK, and WILSON, JJ., with WILSON, J., concurring separately, and NAKAYAMA, J., dissenting, with whom RECKTENWALD, C.J., joins.


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