State v. Lagat’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 18 state decisions

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1. “The commentary to HRS § 708-836.5 states, “Act 87, Session Laws 1996, added this section to the penal code and made the offense of unauthorized entry into motor vehicle a class C felony due to the increased number of car thefts in the State.” Also, HRS § 708-836.5 is found in HRS chapter 708, “Offenses Against Property Rights,” under Part IV, “Theft and Related Offenses.” These legislative choices, specifically the overt commentary to the UEMV statute, suggest the legislature had a very specific purpose in mind when enacting the UEMV statute. Any general application of the statute, -without requiring that [the defendant’s] criminal conduct be related to theft, would not only exceed the bounds of the statute’s stated purpose, but would unnecessarily “trump” other statutes, [such as our second degree burglary statute].”

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   e.g. State v. Faria