HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.17
ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE – RECKLESS:
H.R.S. § 707-711(1)(b)
(Applicable to offenses occurring on or after June 22, 2006)
[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 recklessly causes [serious] [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 [serious] [substantial]
bodily injury to another person; and
2. That the Defendant did so recklessly.
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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