HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.23A
ASSAULT AGAINST A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN
THE FIRST DEGREE -- INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING:
H.R.S. § 707- 712.5(1)(a)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant’s name), is charged with the offense
of Assault Against a Law Enforcement Officer in the First
Degree.
A person commits the offense of Assault Against a Law
Enforcement Officer in the First Degree if he/she intentionally
or knowingly causes bodily injury to a law enforcement officer
who is engaged in the performance of duty.
There are four material elements of the offense of Assault
Against a Law Enforcement Officer in the First Degree, each of
which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
These four elements are:
1. That, on or about (date), in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant engaged in conduct;
and
2. That the Defendant’s conduct caused bodily injury to
another person; and
3. That, at that time, the person was a law enforcement
officer engaged in the performance of his/her official
duties as a law enforcement officer; and
4. That the Defendant acted intentionally or knowingly as
to each of the foregoing elements.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
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