NO. 27648



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I





JERRY RULEY, Petitioner-Appellant,

vs.


STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent-Appellee.





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(S.P.P. NO. 05-1-0064)
(CR. NO. 00-1-0548)






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

Petitioner-appellant Jerry Ruley's application for writ of certiorari, filed March 22, 2007, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, April 27, 2007.


Keith S. Shigetomi,
for petitioner-appellant,
on the application


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