NO. 26362



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I




STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent-Appellee,


vs.


EDWARD A. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CASE NO. 02-97873)





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

Petitioner-Appellant's application for writ of certiorari filed on December 12, 2006, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, January 12, 2007.



Edward A. Smith,
Petitioner-Appellant pro se,
on the application




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