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HAWJIC 9.04
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE -- HIRES A KILLER
Hawaiʻi Pattern Jury Instructions — Criminal · 4/19/96 · compendium p. 247
Statutes:§707-701
Material elements — the prosecution must prove each beyond a reasonable doubt
material elements of the offense of Murder 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 hired a person to cause the death of another person; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly; and
3. That, as a result of the hiring, the person the Defendant hired caused the death of the other person.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE -- HIRES A KILLER: H.R.S. § 707-701(d)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense of Murder in the First Degree. A person commits the offense of Murder in the First Degree if he/she intentionally or knowingly causes the death of another person by a hired killer.
There are three material elements of the offense of Murder 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 hired a person to cause the death of another person; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly; and
3. That, as a result of the hiring, the person the Defendant hired caused the death of the other person.
Notes H.R.S. §§ 707-701(d), 702-206(1) and (2). For definition of states of mind, see instructions:
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