Opinion ID: 2606360
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Included Offense Instructions

Text: On May 8, 1995, when the proceedings were reconvened, the trial court noted, and Quitog acknowledged, that the defense had requested (and the trial court had agreed to give) jury instructions regarding all available offenses that were supported by the record and were included, for purposes of the Hawai`i Penal Code (HPC), within the offense of attempted second degree murder, even though some were inconsistent with others. Thus, by agreement of the parties, the trial court ultimately instructed the jury as to the included offenses of: (1) attempted manslaughter by virtue of the defendant's reckless conduct (Court's Instruction No. 33); [8] (2) assault in the first degree in violation of HRS § 707-710 (1993) (State's Instruction No. 6); [9] (3) three forms of assault in the second degree in violation of HRS §§ 707-711(1)(a), -711(1)(b), and -711(1)(d) (1993) (Court's Instruction Nos. 34, 35, and 36); [10] (4) two forms of assault in the third degree in violation of HRS §§ 707-712(1)(a) and -712(1)(b) (1993) (Court's Instruction Nos. 37 and 37A); [11] and (5) reckless endangering in the second degree in violation of HRS § 707-714 (1993) (Court's Instruction No. 38). [12]