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HAWJIC 9.38

KIDNAPPING--SPECIAL INTERROGATORY

Hawaiʻi Pattern Jury Instructions — Criminal · 12/19/03 · compendium p. 348

Statutes:§707-720
KIDNAPPING--SPECIAL INTERROGATORY: H.R.S. § 707-720(3) 1. Has the prosecution proven beyond a reasonable doubt that prior to trial the Defendant did not release (name of person) voluntarily? Yes _______ No _______ 2. Has the prosecution proven beyond a reasonable doubt that prior to trial the Defendant did not release (name of person) alive and not suffering from serious or substantial bodily injury? Yes _______ No _______ 3. Has the prosecution proven beyond a reasonable doubt that prior to trial the Defendant did not release (name of person) in a safe place? Yes _______ No _______ You must answer each of these questions separately. Your answer to each of these questions must be unanimous. Notes H.R.S. § 707-720(3). The jury’s answer to an interrogatory of this type, whether affirmative or negative, must be unanimous. See State v. Peralto, 95 Hawai`i 1, 18 P.3d 203 (2001); see also State v. Yamada, 99 Hawai`i 542, 57 P.3d 467 (2002).

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H.R.S. § 707-720(3). The jury’s answer to an interrogatory of this type, whether affirmative or negative, must be unanimous. See State v. Peralto, 95 Hawai`i 1, 18 P.3d 203 (2001); see also State v. Yamada, 99 Hawai`i 542, 57 P.3d 467 (2002).

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