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» Defense attorneys do not expect that a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling overturning a misdemeanor conviction because the defendant was not arraigned at the Family Court’s circuit level will have retroactive effect on past years’ convictions. An article on B1 Wednesday stated that defense attorneys say the ruling will have a retroactive effect.