NO. 26823



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


LUTHER S. WILLIAMS, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(HPD TRAFFIC NO. 003367800; TR 14 OF 9/21/04)





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 December 20, 2005 by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Luther S. Williams, the same is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, December 27, 2005.


Earle A. Partington, for
petitioner/defendant-
appellant, on the writ.



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