HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 10.57
Arson 4° H.R.S. § 708-8254 (Applicable to offenses
(Applicable to offenses occurring on or after April 9, 2007)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant’s name), is charged with the offense
of Arson in the Fourth Degree.
A person commits the offense of Arson in the Fourth Degree
if he/she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sets fire to
or causes to be burned property and thereby damages the property
of another without the other’s consent.
There are three material elements of the offense of Arson
in the Fourth 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; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally, knowingly, or
recklessly; and
3. That the Defendant damaged the property of another
person without the person’s consent by such conduct.
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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