NO. 22870

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII



STATE OF HAWAII, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee

vs.

PAULINO G. VILLANUEVA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(FC CR. NO. 97-510)


ORDER DENYING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Moon, C.J., for the court (1))


The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on April 26, 2001 by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Paulino Villanueva is hereby denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, May 7, 2001.

FOR THE COURT:
 

James S. Tabe, Deputy
Public Defender, on
the writ
 

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