NO. 26870



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


TRACY NICHOLS, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 03-1-0493(2))





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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant's application for a writ of certiorari filed on January 30, 2006, is hereby granted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, February 7, 2006.


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





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