Magno v. State ( 2014 )

Electronically Filed
Supreme Court
SCPW-14-0000849
05-JUN-2014
08:31 AM
SCPW-14-0000849
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
KENNEDY MAGNO, Petitioner,
vs.
STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CR. NO. 11-1-0644)
ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon consideration of petitioner Kennedy Magno’s letter
to the court, filed on May 22, 2014, which we review as a
petition for a writ of mandamus, and the record, it appears that
petitioner fails to demonstrate that he has a clear and
indisputable right to the requested relief and that he lacks
alternative means to seek relief. Petitioner may seek relief, as
appropriate, from the parole board or by way of a HRPP Rule 40
petition. An extraordinary writ, therefore, is not warranted.
See Kema v. Gaddis, 91 Hawai#i 200, 204, 982 P.2d 334, 338 (1999)
(a writ of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy that will not
issue unless the petitioner demonstrates a clear and indisputable
right to relief and a lack of alternative means to redress
adequately the alleged wrong or obtain the requested action); De
La Garza v. State, 129 Hawai#i 429, 438, 302 P.3d 697, 706 (2013)
(a HRPP Rule 40 petition for post-conviction relief is an
appropriate means to challenge a minimum term of imprisonment set
by the paroling authority). Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate
court shall process the petition for a writ of mandamus without
payment of the filing fee.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the petition for a
writ of mandamus is denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, June 5, 2014.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson