HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 10.12
Theft 1° -- Deception H.R.S. § 708-830.5(1)(a)
HRS § 708-830.5(1)(a)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant’s name), is charged with the offense
of Theft in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Theft in the First Degree
if he/she obtains or exerts control over the property of
another, the value of which exceeds $20,000, by deception with
intent to deprive the person of that property.
There are five material elements of the offense of Theft in
the First Degree, each of which the prosecution must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt.
These five elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant obtained or exerted control over
the property of another; and
2. That the Defendant did so by deception; and
3. That the Defendant did so with intent to deprive the
person of the property; and
4. That the Defendant was aware or believed the value of
the property exceeded $20,000; and
5. That the value of the property exceeded $20,000.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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