NO. 27634




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I





STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


MICHAEL M. SOMA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 05-1-0179)





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

The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on September 26, 2007 by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Michael M. Soma is hereby accepted.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, October 18, 2007.



Shawn A. Luiz, on
the application for
petitioner/defendant-
appellant.



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