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Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 14.04

Attempt -- Substantial Step: Particular Result is

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ELEMENT OF CRIME: H.R.S. § 705-500(2) and (3)

[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]

[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense

of Attempted (specify substantive offense).

A person commits the offense of Attempted (specify

substantive offense) if, with the intent to commit (specify

substantive offense), he/she intentionally engages in conduct

which constitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct

intended or known to cause (specify result of conduct which is

an element of the substantive offense).

There are two material elements of the offense of Attempted

(specify substantive offense), 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 intended to commit (specify

substantive offense); and

2. That the Defendant intentionally engaged in conduct

which was a substantial step in a course of conduct intended or

known to be practically certain by the Defendant to cause

(specify result of conduct which is an element of the

substantive offense).

Conduct shall not be considered a substantial step unless

it is strongly corroborative of the Defendant's intent to commit

(specify substantive offense). A person commits the offense of

(specify substantive offense) if . . .

There are (number) elements of the (specify substantive

offense) . . .

These (number) elements are: (List elements numerically).

Provenance

Source: courts.state.hi.us
Retrieved: 2026-08-20
Edition: 2026-08-20
Content hash: b6ba2bbc1f7c60716d2b3199eb9b3d03c048e830ff895f7c4bcc874d1f41a3b2

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