Procedural posture: On September 30, 2009, the Hawaii Supreme Court decided State vs. Assaye. The supreme court granted the defendant's petition for issuance of a writ of certiorari after the trial court...specified training and (2) the device was tested in accordance with manufacturer standards. Congratulations to public defenders Summer Kupau and James Tabe for their excellent work in this case

In State v. Espinosa, I was the trial attorney (public defender). Mr. Espinosa was charged with street solicitation. During trial, I argued that based on the plain language ("in return for a fee"), the... however, based on the inclusion of the phrase "in return for a fee", it appeared obvious that legislature intended not to punish the patron, but only the person offering to engage in sexual conduct.