NO. 28298



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I




MICHAEL RAY HUGHES, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant,

vs.

STATE OF HAWAI‘I, Respondent/Respondent-Appellee.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(S.P.P. NO. 06-1-0008(1))





ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

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

Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant Michael Ray Hughes's application for a writ of certiorari, filed on November 17, 2008, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, December 22, 2008.



Dwight C. H. Lum
for petitioner/petitioner-
appellant on the application



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