HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.06
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE – WHILE DEFENDANT
IMPRISONED:
H.R.S. § 707-701(e)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Murder in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Murder in the First Degree
if he/she intentionally or knowingly causes the death of another
person while the Defendant is imprisoned.
There are three material elements of the offense of Murder
in the First Degree, each of which the prosecution must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt.
These three elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant caused the death of another
person; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly;
and
3. That the Defendant did so while the Defendant was
imprisoned.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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