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Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 10.55

Arson 2° Danger of Death or Bodily Injury H.R.S. §

activein force · 2008-10-07 – presentas-observed

BODILY INJURY: H.R.S. § 708-8252(1)(a)

(Applicable to offenses occurring on or after June 9, 2006)

[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]

[The] Defendant, (defendant’s name), is charged with the offense

of Arson in the Second Degree.

A person commits the offense of Arson in the Second Degree

if he/she intentionally or knowingly sets fire to or causes to

be burned property and recklessly places another person in

danger of death or bodily injury.

There are three material elements of the offense of Arson

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 [set fire to] [caused to be

burned] property of another; and

2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly;

and

3. That the Defendant recklessly placed another person in

danger of death or bodily injury by such conduct.

Provenance

Source
courts.state.hi.us
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
2026-08-20
Content hash
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