Title: Rapozo v. State
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SCPW-24-0000150
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: May 21, 2024

SCPW-24-0000150 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). Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-24-0000150 21-MAY-2024 11:05 AM Dkt. 10 ODDP 2 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