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State v. Carvalho

Citations

  • 978 P.2d 718
  • 90 Haw. 280
  • 1999 Haw. LEXIS 152

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the circuit court was entitled to consider a defendant’s history of setting fires and engaging in cruelty to animals
  • remanding to a different judge after the trial court used an improper sentencing procedure
  • a sentencing court must afford a defendant the right of presentence allocution “before ruling on the applicability of the young adult defendants statute”
  • “It should be noted that we are remanding for resentencing by a different judge because, inasmuch as [the circuit court judge] previously determined the appropriate length of sentence, remanding the matter to [the circuit court judge] would constitute an inadequate remedy.”

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Judges: Klein, Levinson, Moon, Nakayama, Ramil

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