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STATE v. NGUYEN

No. 17535.

916 P.2d 689 (1996)

81 Hawai`i 279

STATE of Hawai`i, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tuan Quoc NGUYEN, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

May 7, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Tabe, Deputy Public Defender, on the briefs, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant.

Mark R. Simonds, Deputy Prosecuting Atty., County of Maui, on the briefs, Wailuku, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MOON, C.J., and KLEIN, LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA and RAMIL, JJ.

NAKAYAMA, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Tuan Quoc Nguyen, a resident alien, appeals from the denial of his Hawai`i Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 32(d) motion to withdraw his 1985 "no contest" plea to Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree. Based on our review of the record, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On November 18, 1975, Nguyen immigrated from Vietnam to the United States. Since his immigration, Nguyen has lived in the United...

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