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Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 9.52

SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE –

activein force · 2026-08-20 – presentas-observed

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
Content hash
32a4e9da10adcf4d690ccb3484e7d5c2dcfeedb7b1693d12256162a46c793c4a
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