Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals April 3, 2000, 22105 (State v. Ramos)

Opinion of the Court by

LIM, J.

Defendant-Appellant Saul N. Ramos (Ramos) was convicted after a jury trial of violating Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 712-1243, promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree,

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and sentenced to a five-year

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indeterminate term of imprisonment with a mandatory minimum term of two-and-one-half years.