NO. 25545


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



STATE OF HAWAI`I,
Plaintiff-Appellee-Petitioner,


vs.


REYNALDO UGALINO,
Defendant-Appellant-Respondent,



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 01-1-0516(1))



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

Upon consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed on April 26, 2005, by the plaintiff-appellee-petitioner State of Hawaii, the same is hereby denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, May 5, 2005.


Arleen Y. Watanabe,
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,
on the writ



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