HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 10.17
Theft 2° -- Theft From Person H.R.S. § 708-831(1)(a)
H.R.S. § 708-831(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 Second Degree.
A person commits the offense of Theft in the Second Degree
if he/she obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property
of another, from the person of another, with intent to deprive
the person of the property.
There are three material elements of the offense of Theft
in the Second Degree, each of which the prosecution must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt.
These three elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant obtained or exerted unauthorized
control over property of another; and
2. That the Defendant did so from the person of another;
and
3. That the Defendant did so with intent to deprive the
person of the property.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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