Fifth Circuit Court cases from Sept. 13: – Alvie F.Morris, who Kaua’i County prosecutors said had a juvenile record, was sentenced to five years probation and one year in jail on charges of burglary, theft and drug offenses. – Aaron
Fifth Circuit Court cases from Sept. 13:
– Alvie F.Morris, who Kaua’i County prosecutors said had a juvenile record, was sentenced to five years probation and one year in jail on charges of burglary, theft and drug offenses.
– Aaron Peter N. Rivera was sentenced on two assault charges that stemmed from following a man his attorney said he had an ongoing dispute with.
Witnesses said Rivera punched and kicked the victim and struck a woman who tried to intervene.
“At what point does our society lose control? The question is, what is our community willing to accept?” asked deputy prosecutor Russell Goo.
“Your conduct was inexcusable…vicious,” Judge Cliffford Nakea said before placing Rivera on five years probation and sentenced him to one year in jail on each assault charge, time to be served concurrently.
– DeLori Healani Manus was sentenced after she was convicted of unauthorized entry and theft. Nakea sentenced her to 15 days in jail, placed her on five years probation, ordered her to perform 400 hours of community service, and fined her $250.
– Phillip Nash’s sentencing on multiple charges, including unauthorized control of a motor vehicle and a drug (methamphetamine) offense, was postponed until Oct. 11.
Nash is seeking to avoid serious jail time and instead enter a long-term, in-patient drug treatment program on Oahu.
“Do you understand what the program is about?” Nakea asked Nash before postponing the sentencing until next month.
“I apologize for everything I did. I know this is my last shot,” Nash told the court.
– Marivic Lynn Lacaden, who had pleaded no-contest to theft and forgery charges through her attorney, sought a deferred acceptance. But Nakea disallowed the request after prosecutors said Lacaden stole funds from two people in their 90s.
“The state opposes deferred acceptance. In their time of need,” Lacaden “took advantage of victims who were unable to stand up for themselves,” deputy prosecutor Russell Goo said.
“You can’t have both, a clean record (deferred acceptance) and no jail,” Nakea said before placing Lacaden on probation for five years on the forgery charge and a year on the theft charge. He also ordered Lacaden to perform 600 hours of community service.
– Kimberly Lopez was back in court, in chains, facing revocation of probation and sentencing on a felony bail-jumping charge that resulted from skipping out on an original sentencing date of Feb. 20.
Nakea resentenced Lopez to five years on the original charges (felony theft and burglary) and five years on the bail-jumping charge, to which Lopez pleaded guilty.
She also was sentenced for felonies related to her use of a stolen credit card and stolen checks while on deferred acceptance in 2000. That sentence is to run concurrently to the 10 years she received for the original felonies and the bail jumping.
Compiled by staff writer Dennis Wilken.
