HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 10.21
Theft 2° -- Shoplifting H.R.S. § 708-831(1)(b)
HRS § 708-831(1)(b)
[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, with intent to defraud, he/she conceals or takes possession
of the goods or merchandise of any store or retail
establishment, the value of which property exceeds $300.
There are four material elements of the offense of Theft in
the Second 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 concealed or took possession of
the goods or merchandise of (name of store or retail
establishment); and
2. That (name of store or retail establishment) was a store or
retail establishment; and
3. That the value of goods or merchandise of (name of store or
retail establishment) exceeded $300; and
4. That the Defendant either (a) intended to use deception to
injure (name of store or retail establishment)’s interest, which
had value, in which case the required state of mind as to each
of the foregoing elements is “intentionally,” or (b) knew that
he/she was facilitating an injury to (name of store or retail
establishment)’s interest, which had value, in which case the
required state of mind as to each of the foregoing elements is
“knowingly.”
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