NO. 27735




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I





STATE OF HAWAI`I, Respondent-Appellee,


vs.


LEWELLYN PATRICK LAYSA, Petitioner-Appellant.






CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(FC-CR. NO. 03-1-0004)







ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
(By: Nakayama, J., for the court (1),
Acoba, J., dissenting, with whom Duffy, J., joins)

Petitioner-Appellant's application for writ of certiorari filed on December 15, 2006, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, January 19, 2007.



James S. Tabe
for petitioner-appellant
on the application




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