NO. 29442

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE GF HAWAIYL "9

STATE OF HAWAITQ Re3pondent/Plaintiff-Appellee

VS.

SYDNEY NOBUTO TOKUNAGA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CR. NO. 06-l~2254)

ORDER REJECTING AFPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Aooba, J., for the courtU The AppliCation for Writ of Certiorari filed on December l7, 2009 by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Sydney Nobuto Tokunaga is hereby rejected. DATED: Honolulu, HawaiT4 January 20, 20lO. FOR THE COURT:

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ASsociate Justice

Walter J. Rodby, on the application for petitioner/defendant- appellant.

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

Recktenwald, JJ.