HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.14
Promoting a Harmful Drug 1° -- Distribution of Twenty-
DISTRIBUTION OF TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE UNITS:
H.R.S. § 712-1244(1)(c)
[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 distributes twenty-five or
more [capsules] [tablets] [dosage units] containing (specify
harmful drug(s) or combination thereof).
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 distributed twenty-five or more
[capsules] [tablets] [dosage units]; and
2. That the twenty-five or more [capsules] [tablets]
[dosage units] contained (specify harmful drug(s) or combination
thereof); and
3. That the Defendant did so knowingly.
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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