State v. Wong

NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
28-MAY-2026
07:58 AM
Dkt. 12 ODSLJ

NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ELDRIDGE P. WONG, Defendant-Appellant.

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
WAIʻANAE DIVISION
(CASE NO. 1DCW-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Leonard, Presiding Judge, McCullen and Gluck, JJ.)

Upon review of the record, it appears that:
(1) Defendant-Appellant Eldridge P. Wong (Wong)
appeals from the January 9, 2026 Notice(s) of Entry of Judgment
and/or Order(s) (collectively, Judgments) entered in the
District Court of the First Circuit, Waiʻanae Division;
(2) The Judgments enter conviction on the three counts
alleged, but they do not enter a sentence;
(3) "Judgments of conviction are not final [and
appealable] unless they include the final adjudication and the
NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

final sentence." State v. Kilborn, 109 Hawaiʻi 435, 442, 127
P.3d 95, 102 (App. 2005); and
(4) Wong's current counsel concedes that "[p]rior
counsel filed a premature Notice of Appeal."
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this premature
appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are
dismissed.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, May 28, 2026.
/s/ Katherine G. Leonard
Presiding Judge

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen
Associate Judge

/s/ Daniel M. Gluck
Associate Judge

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

Electronically Filed
Intermediate Court of Appeals
CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX
28-MAY-2026
07:58 AM
Dkt. 12 ODSLJ

NO. CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
ELDRIDGE P. WONG, Defendant-Appellant.

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
WAIʻANAE DIVISION
(CASE NO. 1DCW-XX-XXXXXXX)

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
(By: Leonard, Presiding Judge, McCullen and Gluck, JJ.)

Upon review of the record, it appears that:
(1) Defendant-Appellant Eldridge P. Wong (Wong)
appeals from the January 9, 2026 Notice(s) of Entry of Judgment
and/or Order(s) (collectively, Judgments) entered in the
District Court of the First Circuit, Waiʻanae Division;
(2) The Judgments enter conviction on the three counts
alleged, but they do not enter a sentence;
(3) "Judgments of conviction are not final [and
appealable] unless they include the final adjudication and the
NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST'S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER

final sentence." State v. Kilborn, 109 Hawaiʻi 435, 442, 127
P.3d 95, 102 (App. 2005); and
(4) Wong's current counsel concedes that "[p]rior
counsel filed a premature Notice of Appeal."
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this premature
appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all pending motions are
dismissed.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, May 28, 2026.
/s/ Katherine G. Leonard
Presiding Judge

/s/ Sonja M.P. McCullen
Associate Judge

/s/ Daniel M. Gluck
Associate Judge

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