IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE STATE OF HAWAII
JAMES LINCOLN VLIET, Petitioner-Appellant, v.
STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent-Appellant
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(S.P.P. No. 91-0003
(Cr. No. 89-0564))
SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
(By: Burns, C.J., Watanabe, and Lim, JJ.)
Petitioner-Appellant James Lincoln Vliet (Vliet) appeals from the Circuit Court of the First Circuit's July 8, 1999 Findings and Order Denying [Vliet's] Petition for Post-Conviction Relief. We affirm.
Vliet's sole argument on appeal is that he was deprived of his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel unilaterally waived Vliet's right to conduct a jury poll, without informing Vliet of that right or first consulting with Vliet. Vliet's argument appears to be premised on this court's majority opinion in State v. Miyashita, slip op. (App. No. 16862, Oct. 9, 1996). However, said opinion was reversed and depublished by the Hawaii Supreme Court on March 7, 1997. Accordingly, Vliet's argument has no merit.
Affirmed.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, April 27, 2001.
On the briefs:
Jon N. Ikenaga,
Deputy Public Defender,
State of Hawaii, for
petitioner-appellant.
Caroline M. Mee,
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,
City and County of Honolulu,
for respondent-appellee.