STATE OF HAWAII,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
vs.
ALAN SZAFRANSKI,
Defendant-Appellant.
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CR. NO. 99-13656
(099421825)
Upon consideration of the Office of the Public Defender's motion for an order dismissing Defendant-Appellant Alan Szafranski's appeal, the papers in support, and the records and files herein, it appears that: (1) on February 2, 2000, the Office of the Public Defender notified Appellant that a notice of appeal was filed on his behalf and that he had to remain in contact with his attorney; (2) Appellant did not respond to the letter and subsequent letters addressed to Appellant at his last known address were returned unclaimed; (3) a search for Appellant was unsuccessful; and (4) Appellant has abandoned his appeal. Therefore;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion for an order of dismissal of appeal is granted, and this appeal is dismissed.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, June 21, 2000.
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RONALD T.Y. MOON, Chief Justice
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STEVEN H. LEVINSON, Associate Justice
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PAULA A. NAKAYAMA, Associate Justice
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MARIO R. RAMIL, Associate Justice
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SIMEON R. ACOBA, JR., Associate Justice