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HAWJIC 9.05
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE -- HIRED KILLER
Hawaiʻi Pattern Jury Instructions — Criminal · 4/19/96 · compendium p. 248
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 was hired to cause the death of another person; and 2. That, as a result of the hiring, the Defendant caused the death of that person; and 3. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE -- HIRED 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 is hired to cause the death of another person and, as a result of the hiring, he/she intentionally or knowingly causes the death of that person.
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 was hired to cause the death of another person; and 2. That, as a result of the hiring, the Defendant caused the death of that person; and 3. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly.
Notes H.R.S. §§ 707-701(d), 702-206(1) and (2). For definition of states of mind, see instructions:
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