Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
S

State v. Wilson

543 P.3d 440 (2024)

From our private database of 47,300+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

State v. Wilson

Hawaii Supreme Court
543 P.3d 440 (2024)

Facts

Christopher Wilson (defendant) was detained on private property in Hawaii for trespassing. When law enforcement arrived, Wilson volunteered that he had a loaded handgun hidden in his waistband that he was carrying for self-defense purposes. Wilson had purchased the handgun legally in Florida, but he had not registered it in Hawaii and did not have a license to carry it in public in Hawaii. Wilson was criminally charged with violating a Hawaii state law that required a license to carry a handgun in public for self-defense purposes. Wilson moved to dismiss this charge, arguing that the law violated his rights under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and the virtually identical provision in the Hawaii Constitution. The trial court dismissed the charge, and the state appealed to the Hawaii Supreme Court.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Eddins, J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 922,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 922,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 47,300 briefs, keyed to 1,000 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 922,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 47,300 briefs - keyed to 1,000 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Comparative Constitutional Law

Key Terms

Understand your casebook readings in seconds

Use our case briefs to comprehend your casebook readings faster, supplement your notes and outlines, and outshine your peers in class.

Get instant access to over 47,300+ expert-written case briefs in a searchable database keyed to 1,000 law school casebooks.

Case book preview
Start your free 7-day trial