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HAWJIC 9.16A
ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE – INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING
Hawaiʻi Pattern Jury Instructions — Criminal · Added 10/1/08 · compendium p. 278
Statutes:§707-711
Material elements — the prosecution must prove each beyond a reasonable doubt
material elements of the offense of Assault in the Second Degree, 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 substantial bodily injury to another person; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly.
ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE – INTENTIONAL OR KNOWING: H.R.S. § 707-711(1)(a) (Applicable to offenses that occurred on or before April 8, 2007)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant’s name), is charged with the offense of Assault in the Second Degree. A person commits the offense of Assault in the Second Degree if he/she intentionally or knowingly causes substantial bodily injury to another person.
There are two material elements of the offense of Assault in the Second Degree, 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 substantial bodily injury to another person; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly.
Notes H.R.S. §§ 707-711(1)(a), 702-206(1) and (2). For definition of states of mind, see instructions: For definition of terms defined by H.R.S. Chapter 707, see instruction:
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