RAPOZO v. STATE

SCWC-16-0000532.

497 P.3d 81 (2021)

Richard RAPOZO, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Respondent-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

October 22, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Rapozo, petitioner pro se.

Brian R. Vincent , for respondent Department of the Prosecuting Attorney.

Lisa M. Itomura , Honolulu, and Diane K. Taira , for respondent Department of the Attorney General.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, McKENNA, WILSON, AND EDDINS, JJ.


I. Introduction

Richard Rapozo ("Rapozo") appeals pro se from the Circuit Court of the First Circuit's ("circuit court")1 denial of his eighth Hawai`i Rules of Penal Procedure ("HRPP") Rule 40 (2006) petition for post-conviction relief.

Rapozo was convicted of murder...

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