HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 7.05
CONSENT
In any prosecution, the complaining witness' consent to the
conduct alleged or to the result thereof, is a defense if the
consent negatives an element of the offense or precludes excuses
the infliction of the harm [or evil] sought to be prevented by
the law defining the offense.
[Consent is not a defense if:
(1) It is given by a person who is legally incompetent to
authorize the conduct alleged; or
(2) It is given by a person who by reason of youth, mental
disease, disorder, or defect, or intoxication is manifestly
unable or known by the defendant to be unable to make a
reasonable judgment as to the nature or harmfulness of the
conduct alleged; or
(3) It is given by a person whose [improvident] consent is
sought to be prevented by the law defining the offense; or
(4) It is induced by force, duress, or deception.]
Consent may be express or implied.
"Consent" means a voluntary agreement or concurrence.
The burden is upon the prosecution to prove beyond a
reasonable doubt that the complaining witness did not give
express or implied consent to the conduct alleged or the result
thereof. If the prosecution fails to meet its burden, then you
must find the defendant not guilty.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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