State v. Wong

• Court: Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
• Decided: July 10, 2025
• Docket: CAAP-25-0000202
• Status: Published

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER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 NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER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