NO. 28085




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I






STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs.


DAVID MERKEL, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee.





CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(HPD NO.: 04513492 (1P104-17741))





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

Petitioner/defendant-appellee David Merkel's application for writ of certiorari, filed February 4, 2008, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, February 25, 2008.



Taryn R. Tomasa,
Deputy Public Defender,
for petitioner/defendant-
appellee, on the
application




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