HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.13
Promoting a Harmful Drug 1° -- Possession of One Ounce
POSSESSION OF ONE OUNCE OR MORE:
H.R.S. § 712-1244(1)(b)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Promoting a Harmful Drug in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Promoting a Harmful Drug in
the First Degree if he/she knowingly possesses one or more
preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances, of an
aggregate weight of one ounce or more containing (specify
harmful drug).
There are three material elements of the offense of
Promoting a Harmful Drug in the First 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 possessed one or more
preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate
weight of one ounce or more; and
2. That the one or more preparations, compounds,
mixtures, or substances contained (specify harmful drug); and
3. That the Defendant did so knowingly.
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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