Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-29605 09-APR-2012 11:26 AM NO. SCWC-29605

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

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

vs.

CURTIS RAY BROOKS, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 29605; CR. NO. 07-1-0394) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, and McKenna, JJ., and Circuit Judge Alm, in place of Duffy, J., recused) The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on March 1, 2012 by Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Curtis Ray Brooks is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, April 9, 2012.

William H. Jameson, Jr., /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner/ defendant-appellant /s/ Paula A. Nakayama on the application.

/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Steven S. Alm