State v. Wong

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed

Intermediate Court of Appeals CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

10-JUL-2025

07:54 AM

Dkt. 22 ODSLJ

NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I

STATE OF HAWAI I, Plaintiff-Appellee, v.

KONA WONG, Defendant-Appellant

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIFTH CIRCUIT LĪHU E DIVISION

(CASE NOS. 5DCW-XX-XXXXXXX; 5DCW-XX-XXXXXXX;

5DCW-XX-XXXXXXX; and 5DCW-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION (By: Nakasone, Chief Judge, Leonard and Wadsworth, JJ.)

Upon review of the record, it appears that

self-represented Defendant-Appellant Kona Wong appeals from the "Order[s] Denying Defendant's Motion to Quash" (collectively, Denial Orders) entered March 19, 2025 by the District Court of the Fifth Circuit in case numbers 5DCW-XX-XXXXXXX, 5DCW-XX-XXXXXXX, 5DCW-XX-XXXXXXX, and 5DCW-XX-XXXXXXX. The court lacks appellate jurisdiction because the Denial Orders are not final decisions or judgments, Hawaii Revised Statutes § 641-12 (2016), there is "no statutory warrant for interlocutory appeals in criminal cases from district courts," State v. Valiani, 57 Haw. 133, 135, 552 P.2d 75, 76 (1976), and the Denial Orders do not deny motions to dismiss raised on double jeopardy grounds, cf. State v. Baranco, 77 Hawai i 351, 884 P.2d 729 (1994).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are dismissed.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, July 10, 2025.

/s/ Karen T. Nakasone

Chief Judge

/s/ Katherine G. Leonard

Associate Judge

/s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth

Associate Judge