HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 12.24
Obstruction of Justice H.R.S. § 710-1072.5
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Obstruction of Justice.
A person commits the offense of Obstruction of Justice if
he/she, when called as a witness and having been granted
immunity pursuant to a court order, intentionally refuses to
[testify] [be qualified as a witness] when duly directed to
testify.
There are four material elements of the offense of
Obstruction of Justice, 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 was granted immunity pursuant to
a court order; and
2. That the Defendant was duly directed to [testify] [be
qualified as a witness]; and
3. That the Defendant refused to [testify] [be qualified
as a witness]; and
4. That the Defendant did so intentionally.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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