IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I





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STATE OF HAWAI`I, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN D. GOMES,

Defendant-Appellant





NO. 22377





ORDER OF AMENDMENT





(CR. NO. 97-2754)





MARCH 23, 2000





MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, NAKAYAMA, RAMIL, JJ., AND

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE TOWN, ASSIGNED BY REASON OF VACANCY



The opinion of the court, filed March 15, 2000, is amended as follows (bracketed word is deleted, underscored word added):

At page 13, the third line of the last paragraph:

which it was relying to establish the [theft] assault charge. The only

The clerk of the Court is directed to incorporate the foregoing change in the original opinion.







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RONALD T.Y. MOON, Chief Justice





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STEVEN H. LEVINSON, Associate Justice





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PAULA A. NAKAYAMA, Associate Justice





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MARIO R. RAMIL, Associate Justice





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MICHAEL A. TOWN

Acting Associate Justice