State of Hawaiʻi v. Marcos A. De Jesus

Summary

The Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaiʻi affirmed Marcos A. De Jesus's conviction for reckless driving under Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 291-2. The court held that sufficient evidence supported the conviction and that the district court adequately found De Jesus acted recklessly.

Holdings

1. The State presented sufficient evidence to support De Jesus's conviction for reckless driving because the complaining witness testified that De Jesus was speeding, passed and flew between vehicles with little space, switched lanes irresponsibly, and engaged in a sewing maneuver.
2. The district court found, based on the trial evidence, that De Jesus acted recklessly.

Questions Presented

1. Whether substantial evidence supported De Jesus's conviction for reckless driving under Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 291-2.
2. Whether the district court found that De Jesus acted with the requisite reckless state of mind under Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 702-206(3).

Disposition

affirmed