HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 3.16
State of Mind--Proof by Circumstantial Evidence
The state of mind with which a person commits an act such
as [“intentionally”] [“knowingly”] [“recklessly”] may be proved
by circumstantial evidence. While witnesses may see and hear,
and thus be able to give direct evidence of what a person does
or fails to do, there can be no eye-witness account of the state
of mind with which the acts are done or omitted. But what a
person does or fails to do may or may not indicate the state of
mind with which he/she does or refrains from doing an act.
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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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