NO. 27719




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I






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

vs.

MARSHALL HINTON, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellee.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 04-1-2546)





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

Petitioner/defendant-appellee Marshall Hinton's application for writ of certiorari, filed December 17, 2008, is accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, January 29, 2009.



1.      Court: Moon, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and Duffy, JJ., and Circuit Judge Blondin, assigned by reason of vacancy.