STATE v. PHUA

No. SCWC-11-0000686.

353 P.3d 1046 (2015)

135 Haw. 504

STATE of Hawai`i. Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Han Kamakani PHUA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

June 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Tabe , for petitioner.

Linda L. Walton , Kealakekua, for respondent.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., McKENNA, and POLLACK, JJ., with, NAKAYAMA, J., concurring and dissenting, with whom Circuit Judge OCHIAI, in place of ACOBA, J., recused, joins.


This case concerns the right of a defendant to be represented by counsel during criminal proceedings and the importance of ensuring that a waiver of this right is made knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily. Han Kamakani Phua attended his sentencing hearing without...

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