HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.23
Promoting a Detrimental Drug 1° -- Possession of One
POSSESSION OF ONE OUNCE OR MORE OF SCHEDULE V
SUBSTANCES: H.R.S. §712-1247(1)(b)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Promoting a Detrimental Drug in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Promoting a Detrimental
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
Schedule V substance(s)).
There are three material elements of the offense of
Promoting a Detrimental 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 Schedule V substance(s)); and
3. That the Defendant did so knowingly.
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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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