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HAWJIC 9.35
KIDNAPPING -- INTENT TO TERRORIZE
Hawaiʻi Pattern Jury Instructions — Criminal · 4/19/96 · compendium p. 343
Statutes:§707-720
Material elements — the prosecution must prove each beyond a reasonable doubt
material elements of the offense of Kidnapping, 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 restrained a person; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly; and
3. That the Defendant did so with the intent to terrorize
[that person] [another person].
KIDNAPPING -- INTENT TO TERRORIZE: H.R.S. § 707-720(1)(e)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense of Kidnapping. A person commits the offense of Kidnapping if he/she intentionally or knowingly restrains a person with intent to terrorize [that person] [another person].
There are three material elements of the offense of Kidnapping, 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 restrained a person; and
2. That the Defendant did so intentionally or knowingly; and
3. That the Defendant did so with the intent to terrorize
[that person] [another person].
Notes H.R.S. §§ 707-720(1)(e), 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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