HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.43
SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE –
STRONG COMPULSION:
H.R.S. § 707-730(1)(a)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Sexual Assault in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Sexual Assault in the First
Degree if he/she knowingly subjects another person to an act of
sexual penetration by strong compulsion.
There are three material elements of the offense of Sexual
Assault in the First Degree, 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 subjected another person to an
act of sexual penetration; and
2. That the Defendant did so by strong compulsion; and
3. That the Defendant did so knowingly.
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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