HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.17A
ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE – RECKLESS:
H.R.S. § 707-711(1)(b)
(Applicable to offenses that occurred on or
before June 21, 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 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 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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