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HAWJIC 8.07E
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY: OFFENDER AGAINST ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED OR A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHT
Hawaiʻi Pattern Jury Instructions — Criminal · Revised 10/1/08 · compendium p. 229
Statutes:§706-662
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY: OFFENDER AGAINST ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED OR A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHT: H.R.S. § 706-662(5) (Applicable to offenses that occurred on or before October 30, 2007)
1. Has the prosecution proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the Defendant, in the course of committing [or attempting to commit] the offense of (name of felony offense), inflicted serious bodily injury upon a person who was [sixty years or older] [blind] [a paraplegic] [a quadriplegic] [eight years or younger]? Yes __________ No __________
2. Has the prosecution proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the Defendant knew or reasonably should have known that said person was [sixty years or older] [blind] [a paraplegic] [a quadriplegic] [eight years or younger]? Yes __________ No __________ You must answer each of the questions separately. Your answer to each question must be unanimous.
Notes H.R.S. § 706-662(5). State v. Tafoya, 91 Hawaiʻi 261, 982 P.2d 890 (1999).
Verify against the current official HAWJIC compendium.