(By: Moon, C.J., for the court (1))
Upon consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed on November 22, 2000 by the defendant-appellant-petitioner Nathan Ortiz, the same is hereby denied.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, December 4, 2000.
FOR THE COURT:
RONALD T.Y. MOON
Chief Justice
Hayden Aluli for
defendant-appellant-
petitioner on the writ
1. Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.