HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.15
ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE:
H.R.S. § 707-710
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Assault in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Assault in the First Degree
if he/she intentionally or knowingly causes serious bodily
injury to another person.
There are two material elements of the offense of Assault
in the First Degree, each of which the prosecution must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt.
These two elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant caused serious bodily injury to
another person; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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