NO. 26193



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




MELVIN D. FREITAS, JR., Petitioner-Appellant


vs.


STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent-Appellee



APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT
(S.P.P. NO. 02-1-0028 (CR. NO. 95-1996))



ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama,
Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.)

Petitioner-Appellant Melvin D. Freitas, Jr.'s motion for reconsideration filed on October 18, 2004, requesting this court to review the order filed on September 29, 2004, denying his motion for appointment of counsel, is hereby denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, November 1, 2004.


Melvin D. Freitas, Jr.,
petitioner-appellant
pro se, on the motion.