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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 704-408

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

If the report of the examiners filed pursuant to section defendant with respect to physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect excluding fitness to proceed” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2019″ statecd=”HI”>704-404, or the report of examiners of the defendant’s choice under section 704-409, states that the defendant at the time of the conduct alleged was affected by a physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect that substantially impaired the defendant’s capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of the defendant’s conduct or to conform the defendant’s conduct to the requirements of law, the court shall submit the defense of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect to the jury or the trier of fact at the trial of the charge against the defendant.