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Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.16A

ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE – INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING:

activein force · 2008-10-01 – presentas-observed

H.R.S. § 707-711(1)(a)

(Applicable to offenses that occurred on or

before April 8, 2007)

[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]

[The] Defendant, (defendant’s name), is charged with the offense

of Assault in the Second Degree.

A person commits the offense of Assault in the Second

Degree if he/she intentionally or knowingly causes substantial

bodily injury to another person.

There are two material elements of the offense of Assault

in the Second 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 substantial 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
Content hash
3ce5b35ce233fe587953af808932affa92a48e7076f59dcf66c4040dcec1e56c
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