NO. 27813



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I





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

vs.


PAUL THURSTON,
Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NOS. 05-1-1270, 05-1-1389, 05-1-1546)



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

Upon consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed on July 9, 2007 by the defendant-appellant-petitioner, Paul Thurston, the application is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, August 15, 2007.





Christopher R. Evans
    for the defendant-
    appellant-petitioner
    Paul Thurston,
    on the application




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