Opinion of the Court by DUFFY, J.
Plaintiff-appellant State of Hawai`i [hereinafter, the prosecution] appeals from the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit's September 30, 2005 order granting defendant-appellee Alvin Kalaokoa Perez's motion to suppress evidence of drugs and drug paraphernalia found in his coin purse after he was arrested for shoplifting, given a pat-down search, detained for two hours, and then had his coin purse searched pursuant to a search warrant...
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