NO. 26725


IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I



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


vs.


LORNA ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellee/Respondent.



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 02-1-419)




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

Upon consideration of application for a writ of certiorari filed January 23, 2006, by the plaintiff-appellant/appellee State of Hawai`i, the same is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, January 31, 2006.


Darren W.K. Ching,
    deputy prosecuting attorney,
    for plaintiff-appellant/
    respondent State of Hawai`i



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