NO. 26466


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



STATE OF HAWAI`I, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


RONALD GOMES, Respondent/Defendant-Appellant



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 91-0374)




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

Upon consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed on April 6, 2005 by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Ronald Gomes, the same is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, April 12, 2005.


Ronald Gomes, petitioner/
defendant-appellant, pro se,
on the writ.



1.     The court: Moon, C.J., Levinson, Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ.