NO. 26601



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



STATE OF HAWAI`I,
Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant,


vs.


STEPHEN A. SLEPOY, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CASE NOS. TB4P-TB7P: 2/20/04)




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 July 25, 2005, is hereby denied.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, August 3, 2005.



Deborah L. Kim,
Deputy Public Defender,
for petitioner/defendant-
appellee on the writ




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