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Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 15.06

Possession or Control of a Firearm or Ammunition for a

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FOR A FIREARM BY A PERSON CHARGED WITH SPECIFIED

CRIMES: HRS § 134-7(b)

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

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

of Possession or Control of a Firearm or Ammunition for a

Firearm by a Person [Who is Under Indictment] [Who has Waived

Indictment] [Who has been Bound Over to Circuit Court] for

Specified Crimes.

A person commits the offense of Possession or Control of a

Firearm or Ammunition for a Firearm by a Person [Who is Under

Indictment] [Who has Waived Indictment] [Who has been Bound Over

to Circuit Court] for Specified Crimes if, [while under

indictment] [having waived indictment] [having been bound over

to circuit court] for [(specify felony)] [(specify crime of

violence)] [(specify offense alleging illegal sale of a drug)],

he/she possesses or controls any firearm or ammunition for a

firearm.

There are five material elements of the offense of

Possession or Control of a Firearm or Ammunition for a Firearm

by a Person [Who is Under Indictment] [Who has Waived

Indictment] [Who has been Bound Over to Circuit Court] for

Specified Crimes, each of which the prosecution must prove

beyond a reasonable doubt.

These five elements are:

1. That, on or about (date), in the [City and] County of

(name of county), the Defendant knowingly [possessed]

[controlled] the object in question; and

2. That the object in question was a firearm or

ammunition for a firearm; and

3. That, at the time he/she [possessed] [controlled] the

object in question, the Defendant believed, knew, or recklessly

disregarded the substantial and unjustifiable risk, that the

object was a firearm or ammunition for a firearm; and

4. That, at that time, the Defendant [was under

indictment] [had waived indictment] [was bound over to circuit

court] for [(specify felony)] [(specify crime of violence)]

[(specify offense alleging illegal sale of a drug)]; and

5. That, at that time, the Defendant believed, knew, or

recklessly disregarded the substantial and unjustifiable risk,

that he/she [was under indictment] [had waived indictment] [was

bound over to circuit court] for [(specify felony)] [(specify

crime of violence)] [(specify offense alleging illegal sale of a

drug)].

Provenance

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