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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 706-661

Extended terms of imprisonment

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Iaea v. Sunn (1986)

Most recently applied in 193 Wash. 2d 809 - State v. Moretti (August 2019)

L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1976, c 92, §8; am L 1999, c 286, §2; am L 2006, c 230, §§23, 54; am L Sp 2007 2d, c 1, §2

The court may sentence a person who satisfies the criteria for any of the categories set forth in section 706-662 to an extended term of imprisonment, which shall have a maximum length as follows:

(1) For murder in the second degree--life without the possibility of parole;

(2) For a class A felony--indeterminate life term of imprisonment;

(3) For a class B felony--indeterminate twenty-year term of imprisonment; and

(4) For a class C felony--indeterminate ten-year term of imprisonment.

When ordering an extended term sentence, the court shall impose the maximum length of imprisonment. The minimum length of imprisonment for an extended term sentence under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) shall be determined by the Hawaii paroling authority in accordance with section 706-669.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.