Opinion
Nos. 29833, 29849
June 12, 2009.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (CR. NO. 05-1-0946)
By: MOON, C.J., NAKAYAMA, ACOBA, DUFFY, and RECKTENWALD, JJ.
ORDER
Upon consideration of the petitions for writs of habeas corpus filed by petitioner Gerald Villanueva in No. 29833 and No. 29849, it appears that habeas corpus relief is available to petitioner in the circuit court and petitioner presents no special reason for invoking the supreme court's original jurisdiction. See Oili v. Chang, 57 Haw. 511, 512, 557 P.2d 787, 788 (1976). Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the clerk of the appellate court shall process the petitions for writs of habeas corpus without payment of the filing fees.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the petitions for writs of habeas corpus are denied without prejudice to seeking habeas corpus relief in the circuit court pursuant to HRS § 660-3 (1993).
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, June 12, 2009.