Rapozo v. State

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX 21-MAY-2024 11:05 AM Dkt. 10 ODDP

SCPW-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________

RICHARD RAPOZO, Petitioner,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1PR141000016)

ORDER DENYING PETITION (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Nakamoto, in place of Ginoza, J., recused)

Upon consideration of the “Motion to Compel Discharge of

Movant Pursuant to Ex Parte Lange, 85 U.S. 163 (1874) in effect

May 16, 1979” (Motion), filed on March 11, 2024, and the record,

we construe the Motion as a petition for writ of habeas corpus.

So construed, Petitioner has not demonstrated a special reason

for this court to invoke its original jurisdiction in a habeas

corpus proceeding. See Oili v. Chang, 57 Haw. 411, 412, 557

P.2d 787, 788 (1976). It is ordered that the petition is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, May 21, 2024.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Todd W. Eddins

/s/ Vladimir P. Devens

/s/ Henry T. Nakamoto