HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.11
Negligent Homicide in the Second Degree:
H.R.S. § 707-703
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Negligent Homicide in the Second Degree.
A person commits the offense of Negligent Homicide in the
Second Degree if he/she causes the death of another person by
the operation of a vehicle in a negligent manner.
There are three material elements of the offense of
Negligent Homicide in the Second 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 by operating a vehicle; and
3. That the Defendant acted negligently as to each of the
foregoing elements.
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
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- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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