NO. 27354



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I





STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


CHRISTOPHER K. ESPIRITU, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NOS. 02-1-0666; 03-1-0635)





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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Christopher K. Espiritu's application for writ of certiorari, filed on October 3, 2007, is accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, November 13, 2007.



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



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