Title: State v. Abordo

State: hawaii

Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court

Document:

JPREME COURT
vUBRARY

26 2005 7

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No. 26111

   

 

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I of Howat

 

 

STATE OF HAWAI'I, Plaintiff-Appellant,

RICKY N, H. ABORDO, Defendant-Appellee.

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APPEAL FROM THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT
(CR. NO. 02-1-0561(1))

‘SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

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Plaintift-appellant the State of Havai'i (the State)
appeals from the August 26, 2003 findings of fact, conclusions of
law, and order of the cizcuit court of the second circuit, the
Honorable Joel &. August presiding, granting defendant~appellee
Ricky N.H. Abordo’s motion to suppress.

The cireult court ordered suppression in part because
the warrant that authorized a search for the evidence seized
erroneously commanded police to search a location different from
that described in the warrant’s recitation of probable cause.

On appeal, the State contends that suppression based on this
discrepancy was wrong because: (1) 3 mere typographical error
should not invalidate the seizure of evidence from @ location
sufficiently described in the warrant; and (2) the error did not
prejudice Abordo.

Upon carefully reviewing the record and the briefs
submitted by the parties, and having given due consideration to
the arguments advanced and the issues raised, we hold that:

(2) the search warrant violated Hawai'i Rules of Penal Procedure
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(HREP) Rule 41(c) (2002) because it commanded police to
location different from that described in the warrant’s
recitation of probable cause and (2) the violation of HRPP Rule
41(c) required the fruits of the search to be suppressed. See
State v, Endo, 83 Hawai'i 87, 924 P.2d 581 (App. 1996).
‘Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the order from which the

appeai is taten is attimmed,
Simone C. Polak, Y
Bepiey Bioseetting attozney, 7

for the plaintiff-appellant SRM orroe—

State of Hawaii

Bentley C. Adams, IIZ, Psctes eerie ere
Deputy Public Defender,

for the defendant-appellee
Ricky N.H. Abordo POT

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