NO. 21648





IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII




STATE OF HAWAII, Plaintiff-Appellee-Respondent


vs.



DENNIS K. FERM, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner




DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT

(NO. 98-075263)

AMENDED ORDER DENYING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Moon, C.J., for the court (1))

Upon consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed August 31, 2000 by the defendant-appellant-petitioner Dennis K. Ferm, the same is hereby denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, September 13, 2000.







Steven T. Barta for the

defendant-appellant-

petitioner on the writ





1. Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, and Ramil, JJ., and Circuit Judge McKenna, in place of Acoba, J., recused.