Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 31-JAN-2019 11:43 AM SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I STATE OF HAWAI#I, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES THOMPSON, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CRIMINAL NO. 97-0-2401) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Nakayama, Acting C.J., McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ., and Circuit Judge Browning, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused) Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant James Thompson’s Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on December 23, 2018 is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, January 31, 2019. /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ R. Mark Browning