NO. 22467





IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

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STATE OF HAWAII, Plaintiff-Appellant



vs.



NATHAN AH LOO, Defendant-Appellee

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DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

(CASE NO. LC98-103)





ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Levinson, J., for the court (1))



Upon consideration of application for a writ of certiorari filed July 31, 2000 by the plaintiff-appellant-petitioner State of Hawaii, the same is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2, 2000.

FOR THE COURT:



STEVEN H. LEVINSON

Associate Justice



Tracy Murakami, Deputy

Prosecuting Attorney, for the

plaintiff-appellant-petitioner

State of Hawaii

on the writ

1. Considered by: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, and Acoba, JJ.