HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.13A
Negligent Injury in the First Degree – Vulnerable
User: H.R.S. § 707-705(1)(b)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/ Information/
Complaint, the] [The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged
with the offense of Negligent Injury in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Negligent Injury in the
First Degree if he/she causes substantial bodily injury to a
vulnerable user by the operation of a motor vehicle in a
negligent manner.
There are three material elements of the offense of
Negligent Injury 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 substantial bodily injury
to a vulnerable user; and
2. That the Defendant did so by operating a motor vehicle;
and
3. That the Defendant acted negligently as to each of the
foregoing elements.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
39a655c52a31707cb8adbaf1e837ec2b486c581e58c130200b42795a92f30721
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