Carter v. Johnson

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Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-23-0000358 05-JUL-2023 01:59 PM Dkt. 21 ODDP SCPW-23-0000358 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI I ________________________________________________________________ SAMUEL CARTER, Petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE RONALD G. JOHNSON, Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawai i, Respondent Judge, and STATE OF HAWAI I, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (1CPC-22-0001081) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, and Eddins, JJ., Circuit Judge Watanabe and Circuit Judge Kawano, assigned by reason of vacancies) Upon consideration of the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed on May 24, 2023, and the record, Petitioner has not presented a special reason for this court to invoke its original jurisdiction. See Hawai i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 804-9; Oili v. Chang, 57 Haw. 411, 412, 557 P.2d 787, 788 (1976); see also HRS § 804-3. It is ordered that the petition is denied. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai i, July 5, 2023. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Kathleen N.A. Watanabe /s/ Kelsey T. Kawano 2

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