Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-14-0001044 14-JAN-2016 12:18 PM

SCWC-14-0001044

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ________________________________________________________________

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

vs.

JASON K. BALCITA, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-14-0001044; CR. NOS. 12-1-1223 and 12-1-1674)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)

Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant Jason K. Balcita’s application for writ of certiorari filed on December 4, 2015, is hereby rejected. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 14, 2016.

Shawn A. Luiz /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama James M. Anderson for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson