NO. 27969



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I





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


vs.


MARK K. LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. No. 05-1-1244)





ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Levinson, J., for the court (1))

Upon consideration of the application for writ of certiorari filed on December 7, 2007 by the defendant-appellant-petitioner Mark K. Lopez, the application is hereby accepted.

IT IS ORDERED that oral arguments shall be conducted in this case. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i,  January 18, 2008.



Karen T. Nakasone,
    for the defendant-appellant-petitioner 
    Mark K. Lopez,
    on the application




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