STATE v. MEDEIROS

SCWC-17-0000829.

454 P.3d 1069 (2019)

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kaohulani MEDEIROS, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

December 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hayden Aluli , Wailuku, for petitioner.

Peter A. Hanano , for respondent.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., McKENNA, POLLACK, AND WILSON, JJ.; WITH NAKAYAMA, J., CONCURRING SEPARATELY.


In 1976, the legislature enacted Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 853 to allow for the deferred acceptance of guilty (DAG) pleas. The legislature thereby sought "to establish a means whereby a court in its discretion may defer acceptance of a guilty plea for a certain period on certain conditions with...

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