State v. McGriff

MOON, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Tony Lee McGriff appeals his convictions of attempted theft in the first degree, in violation of Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 708-830.5(1) 1 and 705-500, 2 and criminal property damage, in violation of HRS § 708-821(1)(a). 3 On appeal, McGriff primarily alleges violations of his constitutional right to confrontation and prosecutorial misconduct stemming from, inter alia, the admission of incriminatory hearsay 4 statements at trial.

We hold that admission of the subject testimony did not offend McGriff s right to confront his accuser because the…