STATE v. LAFOGA

SCWC-20-0000175.

526 P.3d 506 (2023)

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon Fetu LAFOGA and Ranier Ines, also known as Schizo, Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

March 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Li for petitioner Brandon Fetu Lafoga.

Kai Lawrence for petitioner Ranier Ines.

Stephen K. Tsushima , Honolulu for respondent.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, McKENNA, AND EDDINS, JJ., AND WILSON, J., CONCURRING IN PART AND DISSENTING IN PART


This case addresses (1) a constitutional challenge to a jury selection process that identified prospective jurors by number, not name, and (2) a challenge to extended term sentencing jury instructions for attempted murder.

We affirm Brandon Lafoga and Ranier Ines' convictions. But we remand for a new extended...

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