Case Title: Smith v. State

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Docket Number: SCPW-23-0000014

State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2023-01-13T00:00:00Z

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SCPW-23-0000014 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ DEXTER J. SMITH, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondent. ________________________________________________________________ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CASE NO. 1PR161000009) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.) Upon consideration of the January 4, 2023 letter from Dexter J. Smith, which has been filed with this court as a petition for a writ of mandamus, we conclude Smith has failed to demonstrate a clear and indisputable right to relief. See State ex rel. Kaneshiro v. Huddy, 82 Hawaiʻi 188, 193, 921 P.2d 108, 113 (1996). Therefore, It is ordered that the petition is denied. Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-23-0000014 13-JAN-2023 08:30 AM Dkt. 5 ODDP 2 It is further ordered that the appellate clerk shall serve a copy of the petition and this order on Judge Christine Kuriyama. DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 13, 2023. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Michael D. Wilson /s/ Todd W. Eddins