Title: Villanueva v. Hirano
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SCPW-13-0001262
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: June 26, 2013

SCPW-13-0001262 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I GERALD VILLANUEVA, Petitioner, vs. JAMES HIRANO, WARDEN, MCCC, Respondent. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CR. NO. 96-0078) ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.) Upon consideration of petitioner Gerald Villanueva’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed on June 2, 2013, and the record, it appears that habeas corpus relief is available to petitioner in the circuit court and petitioner presents no special reason for the supreme court to invoke its original jurisdiction at this time. See Oili v. Chang, 57 Haw. 411, 412, 557 P.2d 787, 788 (1976). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate court shall process the petition for a writ of habeas corpus without payment of the filing fee. Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPW-13-0001262 26-JUN-2013 01:38 PM IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, June 26, 2013. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Richard W. Pollack