Opinion ID: 2582377
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Richards' statements overheard by Lhamo

Text: The ICA declined to address Fields' claim that Richards' out-of-court statement, [15] as related by Lhamo, violated Fields' right of confrontation under the Hawai`i Constitution. [16] Inasmuch as Fields failed to raise the argument in his opening brief, the ICA was within its discretion to deem the error waived. See HRAP Rule 28(b)(4) (2003) (stating that the appellant shall file an opening brief, containing . . . [a] concise statement of the points of error. . . . Points not presented in accordance with this section will be disregarded, except that the appellate court, at its option, may notice a plain error not presented.). We therefore perceive no grave error.