Opinion ID: 3165025
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Unrequested Jury Instructions

Text: As a general rule, jury instructions to which no objection has been made at trial will be reviewed only for plain error. An error will be deemed plain error if the substantial rights of the defendant have been affected adversely. Additionally, 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. Kikuta, 125 Hawaii 78, 95, 253 P.3d 639, 656 (2011) (citing State v. Nichols, 111 Hawaii 327, 334, 141 P.3d 974, 981 (2006)) (quotations marks and brackets omitted). 14  FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAII REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER