HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.07
MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE:
H.R.S. § 707-701.5
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant’s name), is charged with the offense
of Murder in the Second Degree.
A person commits the offense of Murder in the Second Degree
if he/she intentionally or knowingly causes the death of another
person.
There are two material elements of the offense of Murder in
the Second Degree, each of which the prosecution must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt.
These two elements are:
1. That on or about the (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant intentionally or knowingly
engaged in conduct; and
2. That by engaging in that conduct, the Defendant
intentionally or knowingly caused the death of another person.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
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