Opinion ID: 2581903
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: De Minimis Violations

Text: We review the decision of the circuit court regarding whether to dismiss a prosecution under HRS § 702-236 for abuse of discretion: The authority to dismiss a prosecution under HRS § 702-236 rests in the sound discretion of the trial court. Therefore, a court's decision under HRS § 702-236 is reviewed for abuse of discretion. We will reverse the trial court only if the court clearly exceeded the bounds of reason or disregarded rules or principles of law or practice to the substantial detriment of a party litigant. State v. Viernes, 92 Hawai`i 130, 133, 988 P.2d 195, 198 (1999) (quoting State v. Ornellas, 79 Hawai`i 418, 420, 903 P.2d 723, 725 (App.1995)).