State v. Valientino

State v. Valientino · Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · February 10, 2025 · No. CAAP-24-0000717

Summary

This Intermediate Court of Appeals order denies a pro se defendant's motion for reconsideration of a prior order dismissing her appeal. The court found that the defendant failed to demonstrate any overlooked or misapprehended points of law or fact under Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 40(b). The order was issued by a three-judge panel on February 10, 2025.

Court
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Writing for the Court
Katherine G. Leonard; Keith K. Hiraoka; Kimberly T. Guidry
Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Decision date
February 10, 2025
Docket number
CAAP-24-0000717
Procedural posture
Order denying motion for reconsideration of amended order dismissing appeal.
Precedential value
unpublished
Parties
Hannah K. Valientino v. State of Hawaii
Disposition
other

Topics

appellate procedurecriminal procedure

Practice areas

criminal procedureappellate procedure

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the appellant demonstrated a point of law or fact that the court overlooked or misapprehended in its amended order dismissing the appeal.

Holdings

  1. The motion for reconsideration is denied because the appellant failed to demonstrate any point of law or fact that the court overlooked or misapprehended.

Key quotations

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is denied.

Factual background

Defendant‑Appellant Hannah Valientino, pro se, filed a Motion for Reconsideration alleging that the Court had overlooked or misapprehended a point of law or fact in its Amended Order Dismissing Appeal.

Procedural history

The State appealed a district court judgment. The District Court of the Third Circuit (Case No. 3DTI-24-203139) issued an Amended Order Dismissing Appeal on January 27, 2025. Defendant‑Appellant Hannah Valientino filed a Motion for Reconsideration on February 5, 2025, which was denied by this Court on February 10, 2025.

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