HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.52
SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE –
STRONG COMPULSION: H.R.S. § 707-732(1)(f)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Sexual Assault in the Third Degree.
A person commits the offense of Sexual Assault in the Third
Degree if he/she knowingly, by strong compulsion, [has sexual
contact with another person] [causes another person to have
sexual contact with him/her].
There are three material elements of the offense of Sexual
Assault in the Third 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
sexual contact] [caused another person to have sexual contact
with him/her]; and
2. That the Defendant did so by strong compulsion; and
3. That the Defendant did so knowingly.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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