Daily Archives: August 26, 2011

In this case, the Defendant touched the Complaining Witness’ vagina over her panty in front of an elevator in an apartment building in Waikiki, which was caught on the building’s surveillance video.  I received this case as a special assignment by the Traffic/Misdemeanor Division.  The Public Defender represented the Defendant.  On July 26, 2011, Defense filed a Notice of Alibi and a Motion to Supress Identification.  The case appeared to be heading towards a trial.  I gathered more facts from the complaining witness, and I filed a Response to the Notice of Alibi and Response to the Motion to Supress Identification on August 12, 2011.  At the August 15, 2011 court hearing, Defense withdrew their Motion to Suppress Identification.  At the court hearing on Thursday, August 25, 2011, Defense gave up and pled “no contest” to the charge of Sexual Assault in the Fourth Degree.

I won my third bench trial regarding a violation of a stay away order on Wednesday, August 10, 2011.  The  Defendant (represented by private counsel) was on probation for a Harassment conviction.  He violated the stay away order by knocking on complaining witness’ door.

On Thursday, July 7, 2011, I won my first bench trial on a OVUII (Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant) case.  I won my second bench trial on another OVUII case on July 13, 2011.  In both cases, the defendants were represented by private counsel.