NO. 26709



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I





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

vs.


KURTIS LEE STEGER, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 02-1-0557(1))






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

Petitioner/defendant-appellant Kurtis Lee Steger's application for writ of certiorari, filed March 19, 2007, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, April 10, 2007.


Cynthia A. Kagiwada,
for petitioner/
defendant-appellant,
on the application


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