NO. 27702



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I





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


vs.


ALBERT BARONA, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner,


and


KELII ENOMOTO, Defendant.





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(Cr. No. 02-1-2277)




ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Levinson, J., for the court (1); and
Acoba, J., dissenting, with whom Duffy, J., joins)

Upon consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed on May 11, 2007 by the defendant-appellant-petitioner Albert Barona, the application is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, June 6, 2007.


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




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