HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 10.03
Burglary in the First Degree – Dwelling:
H.R.S. § 708-810(1)(c)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Burglary in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Burglary in the First
Degree if he/she intentionally [enters unlawfully into a
building] [remains unlawfully in a building], with intent to
commit therein a crime against a person or against property
rights, and he/she recklessly disregards a risk that the
building is the dwelling of another, and the building is such a
dwelling.
There are four material elements of the offense of Burglary
in the First Degree, each of which the prosecution must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt.
These four elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant intentionally [entered
unlawfully into a building] [remained unlawfully in a building];
and
2. That the Defendant had the intent to commit therein a
crime against a person or against property rights; and
3. That the Defendant recklessly disregarded the risk
that the building was the dwelling of another; and
4. That the building was a dwelling of another.
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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