NO. 27714



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I





STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee


vs.


CHARLIE OWENS, JR., Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant



CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(FC-CR. NO. 01-1-1281)





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

The application for writ of certiorari filed on July 12, 2007 by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Charlie Owens, Jr. is accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, August 10, 2007.




Nathan Kanale Sadowski, Deputy
Public Defender, on the
application for petitioner/
defendant-appellant.




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