Opinion ID: 2609445
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Heading: Standard of Review for Plain Error

Text: As a general rule, jury instructions to which no objection has been made at trial will be reviewed only for plain error. Pinero, 75 Haw. at 291-2, 859 P.2d at 1374. If the substantial rights of the defendant have been affected adversely, the error will be deemed plain error. Id. Further, this Court will apply the plain error standard of review to correct errors which seriously affect the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings, to serve the ends of justice, and to prevent the denial of fundamental rights. State v. Fox, 70 Haw. 46, 56, 760 P.2d 670, 676 (1988); see also State v. Kahalewai, 56 Haw. 481, 491, 541 P.2d 1020, 1026 (1975).