HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.34
KIDNAPPING –INJURY OR SEXUAL OFFENSE:
H.R.S. § 707-720(1)(d)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Kidnapping.
A person commits the offense of Kidnapping if he/she
intentionally or knowingly restrains another person with intent
to [inflict bodily injury upon that person] [subject that person
to a sexual offense].
There are three material elements of the offense of
Kidnapping, each of which the prosecution must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt.
These three elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant restrained another person; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly;
and
3. That the Defendant did so with the intent to [inflict
bodily injury upon that person] [subject that person to (name of
sexual offense or included sexual offense)*].
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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