NO. 26371


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant


vs.


KEVIN RAY RAMIREZ, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 03-1-228K)





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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee's application for writ of certiorari filed on May 16, 2005, is hereby denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, May 26, 2005.


Victor M. Cox
for petitioner/defendant-
appellee on the writ


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