NO. 22636



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII




MANUEL FRAGIAO, Respondent-Appellant


vs.



STATE OF HAWAII, Petitioner-Appellee




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(S.P.P. NO. 98-002)





ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

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





Upon consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed on September 5, 2000 by Petitioner-Appellee State of Hawaii, the same is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, September 8, 2000.

FOR THE COURT:



Associate Justice



Simone C. Polak, Deputy

Prosecuting Attorney,

County of Maui, for

petitioner-appellee

on the writ.

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