NO. 21869





IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII






STATE OF HAWAII, Petitioner-Appellee,


vs.



TAN T. HOANG, Respondent-Appellant.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(HPD NO. 9810064)



ORDER DENYING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Moon, C.J., For the Court (1))





Petitioner-appellee State of Hawaii's application for writ of certiorari, filed November 1, 2000, is hereby denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, November 13, 2000.



Bryan K. Sano, Deputy

Prosecuting Attorney,

for petitioner-appellee,

on the writ

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