NO. 27867



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I



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


vs.


RONALD J. HOWE, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.




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<>CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
<>(CR. NO. 04-1-0873)

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

Upon consideration of the application for writ of certiorari, filed on November 9, 2007, by the defendant-appellant-petitioner Ronald J. Howe, the application is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, December 17, 2007.


<>James S. Tabe,
Deputy Public Defender
for the defendant-appellant-petitioner
Ronald J. Howe,
on the application




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