NO. 22454



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII


STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent-Appellee



vs.



VIRGIL LEE PORTER, Petitioner-Appellant




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(NO. 22454 (CR. NO. 92-332) and NO. 22455 (CR. NO. 92-352))





ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By Nakayama, J., for the court)





Petitioner-Appellant's application for writ of certiorari filed on February 26, 2001, is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, March 6, 2001.

FOR THE COURT:



Associate Justice



Joyce K. Matsumori-Hoshijo,

Deputy Public Defender,

for petitioner-appellant

on the writ