STATE v. CASTILLON

NO. CAAP-16-0000421.

398 P.3d 831 (2017)

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michelle Helen CASTILLON, Defendant-Appellant.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai`i.

May 31, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On the briefs:

Charles M. Cryan , Deputy Public Defender for Defendant-Appellant.

Dale Yamada Ross Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, County of Hawai`i for Plaintiff-Appellee.

NAKAMURA, CHIEF JUDGE, AND LEONARD AND REIFURTH, JJ.


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