NO. 25494


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



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

vs.


TONY JIN KWAK, Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant.





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 01-1-2283 MT)





ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Moon, C.J., for the court (1))

Petitioner-defendant-appellant Tony Jim Kwak's application for writ of certiorari, filed September 25, 2006, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, November 6, 2006.


Peter Van Name Esser and
Richard T. Pafundi, for
petitioner-defendant-
appellant, on the
application



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