Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number 26973 Judges STEVEN H. LEVINSON, Associate Justice. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. VERNON SILK, Petitioner-Appellant-Petitioner, v. STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent-Appellee-Respondent. STEVEN H. LEVINSON, Associate Justice. consideration of the application for a writ of certiorari filed on March 29, 2007 by the petitioner-appellant-petitioner Vernon Silk, the application is hereby accepted.