Hawaii Supreme Court, 2026

Quach v. State

Quach v. State
Hawaii Supreme Court · Decided April 6, 2026 · Ginoza
Quach v. State

Dissenting Opinion

DISSENT BY GINOZA, J.

I respectfully dissent. For the reasons set forth in Judge McCullen’s dissent to the Summary Disposition Order in the Intermediate Court of Appeals, I would grant Petitioner State of Hawaiʻi’s Application for Writ of Certiorari.

/s/ Lisa M. Ginoza

Opinion of the Court

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 06-APR-2026 02:40 PM Dkt. 9 ODAC SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

TOAN QUACH, Respondent/Petitioner-Appellant, vs. STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Petitioner/Respondent-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; S.P.P. NO. 1CPN-XX-XXXXXXX; CRIMINAL NO. 1PC07100242) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J., Eddins, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Ashford, assigned by reason of vacancy; and Ginoza, J., dissenting) Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on March 6, 2026, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, April 6, 2026.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Vladimir P. Devens /s/ James H. Ashford

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