NO. 29596



IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I




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

vs.

MICHAEL C. TIERNEY,
Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.





APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
(CR. NO. 08-1-0869)





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

Petitioner/defendant-appellant Michael C. Tierney's "Writ of Mandamus Petition" to "reinstate . . . appeal," filed on May 22, 2009, which we deem as an application for writ of certiorari, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai‘i, June 16, 2009.



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