HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.24
Promoting a Detrimental Drug 1° -- Distribution of
DISTRIBUTION OF FIFTY OR MORE UNITS:
H.R.S. § 712-1247(1)(c)
[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 distributes fifty
or more [capsules] [tablets] 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 distributed fifty or more
[capsules] [tablets]; and
2. That the fifty or more [capsules] [tablets] contained
(specify Schedule V substance(s)); 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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