NO. 25190




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




STATE OF HAWAI`I, Petitioner-Appellee,


vs.



JASON McELROY, Respondent-Appellant.



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 01-1-2478)




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

Petitioner-appellee State of Hawaii's application for writ of certiorari, filed July 23, 2004, is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, August 2, 2004.


Loren J. Thomas,
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,
for petitioner-appellee,
on the writ



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