PROMOTING A DETRIMENTAL DRUG IN THE FIRST DEGREE – POSSESSION OF ONE OUNCE OR MORE OF SCHEDULE V

PROMOTING A DETRIMENTAL DRUG IN THE FIRST DEGREE – POSSESSION OF ONE OUNCE OR MORE OF SCHEDULE V SUBSTANCES: H.R.S. §712-1247(1)(b) [In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the] [The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense of Promoting a Detrimental Drug in the First Degree. A person commits the offense of Promoting a Detrimental Drug in the First Degree if he/she knowingly possesses one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of one ounce or more, containing (specify Schedule V substance(s)). There are three material elements of the offense of Promoting a Detrimental Drug 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 possessed one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances of an aggregate weight of one ounce or more; and 2. That the one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures, or substances contained (specify Schedule V substance(s)); and 3. That the Defendant did so knowingly. Notes H.R.S. §§ 712-1247(1)(b), 702-206(2). For definition of states of mind, see instruction: For definition of terms defined by H.R.S. Chapter 712, see instructions: For definition of "possession" see instruction 6.06.