NO. 29113




IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I






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

vs.

BENJAMIN RIVERA, JR., Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.




CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS
(CR. NO. 07-1-0112)





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

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Benjamin Rivera, Jr.'s application for writ of certiorari filed on August 19, 2009, is hereby rejected.

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


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




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