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HAWJIC 13.60
METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING IN THE FIRST DEGREE – DISTRIBUTION TO A MINOR
Hawaiʻi Pattern Jury Instructions — Criminal · Revised 08/09/07 · compendium p. 889
Statutes:§712-1240.7
Material elements — the prosecution must prove each beyond a reasonable doubt
material elements of the offense of Methamphetamine Trafficking 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 distributed methamphetamine in any amount to another person; and
2. That the other person was, at that time, a minor; and
3. That the Defendant acted knowingly as to each of the foregoing elements.
METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING IN THE FIRST DEGREE – DISTRIBUTION TO A MINOR: HRS §712-1240.7(1)(c)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant’s name), is charged with the offense of Methamphetamine Trafficking in the First Degree. A person commits the offense of Methamphetamine Trafficking in the First Degree if he/she knowingly distributes methamphetamine in any amount to a minor.
There are three material elements of the offense of Methamphetamine Trafficking 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 distributed methamphetamine in any amount to another person; and
2. That the other person was, at that time, a minor; and
3. That the Defendant acted knowingly as to each of the foregoing elements.
Notes H.R.S. § 712-1240.7(1)(c) For definition of state of mind, see instruction: For definition of terms defined by H.R.S. Chapter 712, see instructions:
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