State v. Gomes ( 2020 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAI#I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER
Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
07-AUG-2020
08:57 AM
NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
STATE OF HAWAI#I, Plaintiff-Appellee, v.
LANCE KAMUELA GOMES, Defendant-Appellant
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
LIHU#E DIVISION
(5DCW-XX-XXXXXXX)
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL FOR LACK OF APPELLATE JURISDICTION
(By: Leonard, Presiding Judge, Chan and Hiraoka, JJ.)
Upon review of the record in CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX, it
appears this court lacks appellate jurisdiction. Defendant-
Appellant Lance Kamuela Gomes filed a Notice of Appeal on
July 13, 2018, from 5DCW-XX-XXXXXXX. "[I]n order to appeal a
criminal matter in the district court, the appealing party must
appeal from a written judgment or order that has been filed with
the clerk of the court pursuant to [Hawai#i Rules of Appellate
Procedure] Rule 4(b)(3)." State v. Bohannon, 102 Hawai#i 228,
236, 74 P.3d 980, 988 (2003) (emphasis omitted). The record on
appeal does not contain an appealable final judgment or order.
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Therefore, the appeal is premature and this court lacks appellate
jurisdiction over the appeal.
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the appeal is
dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, August 7, 2020.
/s/ Katherine G. Leonard
Associate Judge
/s/ Derrick H.M. Chan
Associate Judge
/s/ Keith K. Hiraoka
Associate Judge
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