Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-29981

16-APR-2012

10:05 AM

NO. SCWC-29981

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

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

vs.

DARNELL GRIFFIN, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(ICA NO. 29981; CR. NO. 07-1-0647)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, and McKenna, JJ., Circuit Judge Browning, in place of Acoba, J., recused, and

Circuit Judge Sakamoto, in place of Duffy, J., recused)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Darnell Griffin’s application for writ of certiorari, filed on March 5, 2012, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, April 16, 2012. James S. Tabe, /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald Deputy Public Defender, on the Application for /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna Donn Fudo, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, /s/ R. Mark Browning on the Response for Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee. /s/ Karl K. Sakamoto