State v. Fetelee (Order Accepting Application for Writ of Certiorari, Designating Case for Oral Argument, and Ordering of Supplemental Briefing)

NO. 27482

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI´I

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

vs.

FAA P. FETELEE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

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CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CR. NO. 03-1-1374)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
DESIGNATING CASE FOR ORAL ARGUMENT, AND ORDERING
OF SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING
(By: Moon, C.J., for the court ⁽¹⁾)

Petitioner/defendant-appellant Faa P. Fetelee's application for writ of certiorari, filed July 17, 2007, is accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall, within 21 days from the date of this order, file a supplemental brief addressing the following issues:

(1)     Whether the res gestae doctrine maintains any viability in the wake of the Hawai´i Rules of Evidence (HRE); and

(2)     if so, whether res gestae evidence is subject to the HRE Rule 403 balancing test.

The supplemental briefs shall not exceed 15 pages, exclusive of title page(s), indexes, appendices, and certificate of service.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai´i, August 29, 2007.

Taryn R. Tomasa,
Deputy Public Defender,
for petitioner/defendant-
appellant, on the
application

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