NO. 25970



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



STATE OF HAWAI`I, Petitioner-Appellee,

vs.


ERNEST L. GRACE, SR., Respondent-Appellant.



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(FC-CR NO. 02-1-0321)



ORDER DENYING 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 April 19, 2005 is denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, April 29, 2005.


Mary Ann J. Holzl-Davis,
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney,
for petitioner-appellee



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