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HAWJIC 10.03G

Affirmative Defense to Unauthorized Entry in a Dwelling – Special Interrogatory

Hawaiʻi Pattern Jury Instructions — Criminal · Revised 12/18/14 · compendium p. 473

Affirmative Defense to Unauthorized Entry in a Dwelling – Special Interrogatory: H.R.S. [§] §§ 708-812.55(4) and 708-812.6(3) 1. Did the Defendant prove the affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence? (Your answer to this question must be unanimous.) Yes ____ No ____ Notes H.R.S. [§] §§ 708-812.55(4) and 708-812.6(3) This interrogatory may be used with instructions 10.03D, E, and F. The jury's answer to an interrogatory of this type, whether affirmative or negative, must be unanimous. See State v. Peralto, 95 Hawai'i 1, 18 P.3d 203 (2001); see also State v. Yamada, 99 Hawai'i 542, 57 P.3d 467 (2002).

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H.R.S. [§] §§ 708-812.55(4) and 708-812.6(3) This interrogatory may be used with instructions 10.03D, E, and F. The jury's answer to an interrogatory of this type, whether affirmative or negative, must be unanimous. See State v. Peralto, 95 Hawai'i 1, 18 P.3d 203 (2001); see also State v. Yamada, 99 Hawai'i 542, 57 P.3d 467 (2002).

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