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Rule 7 – The Indictment, Information, or Complaint

by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Hawaii

(a)Use of indictment, information, or complaint. The charge against a defendant is an indictment, a superseding indictment, an information, or a complaint filed in court, provided that, in any case where a defendant is accused of an offense that is subject to a...

Rule 6 – Grand Jury

by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Hawaii

(a) Summoning grand juries. Each circuit court shall order one or more grand juries to be summoned at such times as the public interest requires. The grand jury shall consist of 16 members. The court shall direct that a sufficient number of legally qualified persons...

Rule 5 – Proceedings Following Arrest

by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Hawaii

(a)In general. (1) UPON ARREST. An officer making an arrest under a warrant shall take the arrested person without unnecessary delay before the court having jurisdiction, or, for the purpose of admission to bail, before any judge or officer authorized by law to admit...

Rule 4 – Eligibility; Registration Required

by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Hawaii

As provided by Rule 4 of the Hawai#i Electronic Filing and Service Rules, unless exempted by the court, each attorney representing a party to a case maintained in JIMS shall register as a JEFS user and file all documents electronically.Haw. R. Pen. P. 4Added May 7,...

Rule 3 – APPLICATION FOR ARREST WARRANT

by admin | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Hawaii

(a)Form. An application for the issuance of a warrant of arrest may be in the form of : (1) declaration(s); (2) affidavit(s); (3) an information supported by declaration(s) or affidavit(s); or (4) a complaint supported by declaration(s) or affidavit(s). The...