THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2180

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to LESSER included offenses.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 701-109, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (4) to read as follows:

     "(4)  A defendant may be convicted of an offense included in an offense charged in the felony complaint, indictment, or [the] information.  An offense is so included when:

     (a)  It is established by proof of the same or less than all the facts required to establish the commission of the offense charged;

     (b)  It consists of an attempt to commit the offense charged or to commit an offense otherwise included therein; or

     (c)  It differs from the offense charged only in the respect that a less serious injury or risk of injury to the same person, property, or public interest or a different state of mind indicating lesser degree of culpability suffices to establish its commission."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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By Request


 


 

Report Title:

Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Procedure; Crimes

 

Description:

Clarifies the definition of an included offense to expressly include offenses charged via felony complaint.

 

 

 

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