Opinion
No. 28307
August 31, 2007.
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT (CR. NO. 06-1-0126K)
By: RECKTENWALD, Presiding Judge, WATANABE, and NAKAMURA, JJ.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
Upon consideration of Defendant-Appellant Michael Pestana's declaration in support of stipulation for dismissal of appeal, the papers in support, and the records and files herein, it appears that: (1) on December 8, 2006, Appellant filed a notice of appeal from a judgment of conviction; (2) on May 18, 2007, Appellant submitted a stipulation to dismiss the appeal, and although the stipulation was signed by defense counsel, the prosecutor, and Appellant, the stipulation was not accompanied by a declaration of Appellant indicating a knowing and intelligent understanding of the consequences of the dismissal and that the withdrawal of the appeal was voluntary as required by HRAP Rule 42(c); (3) on May 21, 2007, the court disapproved the stipulation without prejudice to a subsequent stipulation that included the required declaration; (4) on August 3, 2007, Appellant submitted a declaration in support of stipulation for dismissal; (5) in the declaration, Appellant states he discussed the matter with his attorney, he signed the stipulation in open court after being fully advised of the consequences and effect of agreeing to dismiss his appeal, he understands the consequences of dismissing his appeal, and he freely and voluntarily seeks dismissal of his appeal; and (6) Appellant's declaration satisfies the requirements of HRAP Rule 42(c). Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed.