HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.21
Promoting a Harmful Drug in the Fourth Degree --
POSSESSION OF HARMFUL DRUG: H.R.S. § 712-1246.5
[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 Fourth Degree.
A person commits the offense of Promoting a Harmful Drug in
the Fourth Degree if he/she knowingly possesses any (specify
harmful drug) in any amount.
There are two material elements of the offense of Promoting
a Harmful Drug in the Fourth Degree, each of which the
prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
These two elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the defendant possessed (specify harmful drug)
in any amount; and
2. That the Defendant did so knowingly.
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
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- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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