Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2020-12-04 20:03:38.244273+00
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

                                            Electronically Filed
                                            Intermediate Court of Appeals
                                            CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
                                            04-DEC-2020
                                            09:20 AM
                                            Dkt. 34 ODSLJ

                        NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

               IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

                      OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

             STATE OF HAWAI#I, Plaintiff-Appellee, v.
           CHARLES TUNG MING YUEN, Defendant-Appellant

       APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
                         HONOLULU DIVISION
                     (CASE NO. 1DTA-18-03510)

   ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL FOR LACK OF APPELLATE JURISDICTION
     (By: Ginoza, Chief Judge, Leonard and Wadsworth, JJ.)
          Upon review of the record in CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX, it
appears this court lacks appellate jurisdiction because no final
judgment was entered by the District Court.
          Defendant-Appellant Charles Tung Ming Yuen (Appellant)
appeals from the December 11, 2019 Notice of Entry of Judgment
and/or Order and Plea/Judgment (Judgment).
          On December 11, 2019, the Judgment was entered which
found Appellant guilty of Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence
of an Intoxicant, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS)
§ 291E-61 (Supp. 2018). However, there are notations on the
document stating "Referred to: restitution + ability to pay
studies" and "HEARING on rest 2/11/20." The December 11, 2019
Court Minutes also state "(Hrg on Restitution 2/11/20 10D-AM)."
Thus, the issue of restitution was not adjudicated. "Appeals
upon the record shall be allowed from all final decisions and
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final judgments of district courts in all criminal matters."             HRS
§ 641-12 (2016).
          Judgments of conviction entered in the district courts may
          not be appealed unless they are final. Judgments of
          conviction are not final unless they include the final
          adjudication and the final sentence. In the instant case,
          the sentence imposed was not the final sentence because the
          district court expressly left open the possibility that its
          sentence of [Appellant] might include an order requiring
          [Appellant] to pay restitution. The court did not finally
          decide whether it would order [Appellant] to pay restitution
          and, if so, in what amount. Consequently, the [] Judgment
          is not final and, because it is not final, it is not
          appealable.

State v. Kilborn, 109 Hawai#i 435, 442, 127 P.3d 95, 102
(App. 2005).
          Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is
dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
          DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 4, 2020.

                                        /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza
                                        Chief Judge

                                        /s/ Katherine G. Leonard
                                        Associate Judge

                                        /s/ Clyde J. Wadsworth
                                        Associate Judge

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