State v. Smith (Summary Disposition Order)

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI`I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

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NO. 26362

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I

STATE OF HAWAI`I, Plaintiff-Appellee, v.
EDWARD ALEXANDER SMITH, Defendant-Appellant

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT
WAILUKU DIVISION
(CASE NO: 02-97873)

SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
(By: Watanabe, Presiding Judge, Foley and Fujise, JJ.)

Defendant-Appellant Edward Alexander Smith (Smith) appeals from the December 30, 2003 Judgment entered by the District Court of the Second Circuit, Wailuku Division ⁽¹⁾ (district court) convicting him of False Reporting to Law-Enforcement Authorities, a violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes § 710-1015(1) (1993). ⁽²⁾

After careful review of the issues raised and the arguments made by the parties, as well as the record of the proceedings before the district court and the relevant case law, we affirm the district court's judgment as the record contains substantial evidence in support of Smith's conviction.

Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the December 30, 2003 Judgment entered by the District Court of the Second Circuit is affirmed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, October 5, 2006.

On the briefs:

Bentley C. Adams, III,
Deputy Public Defender,
for Defendant-Appellant.

Artemio C. Baxa
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
County of Maui,
for Plaintiff-Appellee.

1.    The Honorable Reinette W. Cooper presided.

2.     Hawaii Revised Statutes § 710-1015 (1993) provides in relevant part:

(1) A person commits the offense of false reporting to law- enforcement authorities if the person intentionally makes a report or causes the transmission of a report to law-enforcement authorities relating to a crime or other incident within their concern when the person knows that the information contained in the report is false.

(2) False reporting to law-enforcement authorities is a misdemeanor.