HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.16A
ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE – INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING:
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
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- courts.state.hi.us
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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