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HAWJIC 9.09A
MANSLAUGHTER -- BY CAUSING SUICIDE
Hawaiʻi Pattern Jury Instructions — Criminal · 6/29/00 · compendium p. 264
Statutes:§707-702
Material elements — the prosecution must prove each beyond a reasonable doubt
material elements of the offense of Manslaughter, each of which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
These two elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of (name of county), the Defendant caused another person to commit suicide; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally.
MANSLAUGHTER -- BY CAUSING SUICIDE: H.R.S. § 707-702(1)(b)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense of Manslaughter. A person commits the offense of Manslaughter if he/she intentionally causes another person to commit suicide.
There are two material elements of the offense of Manslaughter, each of which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
These two elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of (name of county), the Defendant caused another person to commit suicide; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally.
Notes H.R.S. §§ 707-702(1)(b), 702-206(1). For definition of states of mind, see instruction:
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