ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICE OFFICER – INTENTIONAL, KNOWING OR RECKLESS

ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICE OFFICER – INTENTIONAL, KNOWING OR RECKLESS: H.R.S. § 707-712.5(1)(a) [In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the] [The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense of Assault Against a Police Officer. A person commits the offense of Assault Against a Police Officer if he/she intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to a police officer who is engaged in the performance of official duties. There are four material elements of the offense of Assault Against a Police Officer, each of which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt. These four elements are: 1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of (name of county), the Defendant caused bodily injury to a police officer; and 2. That the Defendant did so intentionally, knowingly or recklessly; and 3. That the Defendant did so to a police officer who was, at that time, engaged in the performance of his/her official duties as a police officer; and 4. That, at that time, the Defendant knew or recklessly disregarded a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the person was a police officer engaged in the performance of his/her official duties as a police officer. Notes H.R.S. §§ 707-712.5(1)(a), 702-206(1), (2) and (3). For definition of states of mind, see instructions: For definition of terms defined by H.R.S. Chapter 707, see instruction: