NO. 25989



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




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

vs.


ALLEN DALE TAVARES, Petitioner-Defendant-Appellee.



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 03-1-0062)





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

Petitioner-defendant-appellee Allen Dale Tavares's application for writ of certiorari, filed March 9, 2006, is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, March 17, 2006.


Taryn R. Tomasa,
Deputy Public Defender,
for petitioner-defendant-
appellee, on the writ



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