Opinion ID: 1163316
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: You have to kill somebody to get 15.

Text: During jury selection, the prosecutor engaged in the following exchange with one of the prospective jurors: [Prosecutor]: ... Have you or any close members of your family or close friend ever been involved in the criminal justice system, ever been to Court for criminal purposes? THE JUROR: . . . . I got a nephew who is right now in jail. . . . . [Prosecutor]: How much more time has he got? THE JUROR: Oh, I don't know. . . . . [Prosecutor]: ... [H]e no tell you, oh, I'm going to come out pretty soon, like tomorrow, huh? THE JUROR: They give him I think 15 years. [Prosecutor]: Fifteen? THE JUROR: Yeah. [Prosecutor]: You have to kill somebody to get 15. Pulse contends that the prosecutor's statement that a person has to kill someone to be sentenced to fifteen years constituted misconduct. Pulse has not proffered any explanation why this statement was inappropriate or how it prejudiced his right to a fair trial, and we can discern no readily apparent misconduct. Therefore, we will not consider it further. See Jackson, 81 Hawai`i at 46-47, 912 P.2d at 78-79 (when a party fails to present argument in support of a claim on appeal, it is our prerogative to disregard the claim).