NO. 26457


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



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


vs.


ROBERT SAPANARA,
Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.


CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(FC-Criminal No. 03-1-0004)



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 December 19, 2005, by the defendant-appellant-petitioner Robert Sapanara, the application is hereby denied.

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



James S. Tabe,
Deputy Public Defender,
for the defendant-appellant-
petitioner Robert Sapanara,
on the application



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