HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.34
Promoting a Detrimental Drug 3° -- Possession of
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA OR SCHEDULE V SUBSTANCE:
H.R.S. § 712-1249
[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 Third Degree.
A person commits the offense of Promoting a Detrimental
Drug in the Third Degree if he/she knowingly possesses
[marijuana] [(specify Schedule V substance)] in any amount.
There are two material elements of the offense of Promoting
a Detrimental Drug in the Third 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 [marijuana] [(specify
Schedule V substance)] in any amount; and
2. 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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