NO. 22774



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII





RONALD GOMES,

Petitioner-Appellant,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAII,

Respondent-Appellee.

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S.P.P. NO. 99-0008(2)

SECOND CIRCUIT COURT



SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER

Upon carefully reviewing the record and the briefs submitted by the parties and having given due consideration to the arguments advanced and the issues raised by the parties, we hold that the circuit court did not err in denying Ronald Gomes's (Gomes) Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 35 motion to correct or reduce his sentence issued July 20, 1999 inasmuch as: (1) the circuit court did not err in allowing Gomes to be convicted of both sexual assault in the first degree in violation of HRS § 707-730 and manslaughter in violation of HRS § 707-702; and (2) the circuit court did not err in imposing extended terms of imprisonment pursuant to HRS § 706-662(4). Therefore,



IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the judgment from which the appeal is taken is affirmed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, June 28, 2000.



On the briefs:

Ronald Gomes, petitioner-

appellant pro se



Richard K. Minatoya,

Deputy Prosecuting

Attorney, for

respondent-appellee





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RONALD T. Y. MOON

Chief Justice

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STEVEN H. LEVINSON

Associate Justice

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PAULA A. NAKAYAMA

Associate Justice

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MARIO R. RAMIL

Associate Justice

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SIMEON R. ACOBA, JR.

Associate Justice