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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-16-0000428 13-OCT-2017 08:12 AM

SCWC-16-0000428

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

ALBERT BATALONA, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant,

vs.
STATE OF HAWAI'I,
Respondent/Respondent-Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-16-0000428; S.P.P. NO. 10-1-0075; CR. NO. 03-1-0787)

ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.) Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant Albert Batalona's application for writ of certiorari, filed on September 5, 2017, is hereby hereby accepted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that no oral argument will be heard in this case. Any party may, within ten days and pursuant to Rule 34(c) of the Hawai'i Rules of Appellate Procedure, move for retention of oral argument.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, October 13, 2017. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack

/ s/ Michael D. Wilson