Hawaii Supreme Court April 9, 1981, NO. 7668 (State v. Gillis)

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Per Curiam.

This appeal seeks to determine whether under Rule 48 of the Hawaii Rules of Penal Procedure the trial court may invoke the “good cause” provision of Rule 48(c)(8)

1

to exclude a period of prosecutorial delay in bringing an accused to trial where the events causing such delay fit a specific exclusion of Rule 48(c)(4)

2

and the specific exclusion is available to the prosecution