HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.21
ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE – INTENTIONAL,
KNOWING OR RECKLESS: H.R.S. § 707-712(1)(a)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Assault in the Third Degree.
A person commits the offense of Assault in the Third Degree
if he/she intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily
injury to another person.
There are two material elements of the offense of Assault
in the Third 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 bodily injury to another
person; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally, knowingly or
recklessly.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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