Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-30059 10-JAN-2013 09:45 AM SCWC-30059 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. CLARENCE STONE, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 30059; CASE NOS. 2DTA-08-00722; 2DTA-08-01628; 2DTC-08-011610; 2DTC-09-009261) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ. and Acoba, J., dissenting in part) Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant’s application for writ of certiorari filed on November 30, 2012, is 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, January 10, 2013. Hayden Aluli /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald for petitioner /s/ Paula A. Nakayama Peter A. Hanano for respondent /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack DISSENT IN PART BY ACOBA, J. I respectfully dissent in part and would set this case for oral argument in view of the burgeoning and continuing question of the jurisdictional effect of defective charges. /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. 2