Title: State v. Faulkner
Citation: 599 P.2d 285
Docket Number: 6569
State: Hawaii
Issuer: Hawaii Supreme Court
Date: August 22, 1979

599 P.2d 285 (1979) STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice FAULKNER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 6569. Supreme Court of Hawaii. August 22, 1979. Richard K. Perkins, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant. Glenn M. Miyajima, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee. Before RICHARDSON, C.J., OGATA and MENOR, JJ., KOBAYASHI, Retired Justice, and LUM, Circuit Judge, assigned by reason of vacancies. PER CURIAM. The defendant brings this appeal from his conviction of the offense of attempt to commit theft in the third degree, in violation of HRS § 708-833. The defendant appeals. The defendant was orally charged in the district court as follows: On the authority of State v. Jendrusch, 58 Haw. 279, 567 P.2d 1242 (1977), we reverse. In that case we said: *286 Intent is an essential element of the crime of criminal attempt. HRS § 705-500. No allegation of intent was made. To compound the deficiency, the charge also fails to refer to the specific statutory provision or provisions covering criminal attempt which the defendant was alleged to have violated. See HRS § 705-500 and HRS § 705-501. The detailed and technical niceties of earlier pleading and practice are no longer required. Nevertheless, the charge must still be in a form legally sufficient to advise the defendant of the nature of the accusation against him. State v. Jendrusch, supra. Reversed.