NO. 25278


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I


STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent-Plaintiff-Appellee

vs.


LINO PATUBO, JR., Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant


CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 00-1-0514)


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

Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant's application for writ of certiorari filed on April 21, 2004, is hereby denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, May 4, 2004.


T. Stephen Leong
for petitioner-defendant-

appellant on the writ



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