NO. 26477




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I





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

vs.


YOJI WACHI, Petitioner-Defendant-Appellant.





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(FC-CR NO. 03-1-1833)






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

Petitioner-defendant-appellant Yoji Wachi's application for writ of certiorari, filed February 5, 2007, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, February 23, 2007.


Earle A. Partington,
for petitioner-
defendant-appellant,
on the application



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