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HRS §124B-133

What crimes a service member can be found guilty of

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This section explains the possible verdicts in a court-martial. A service member can be found guilty of the exact crime charged, a lesser included crime, an attempt to commit the charged crime, or an attempt to commit a lesser included crime if that attempt is itself a crime. It also defines what counts as a lesser included crime.

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The statute, as written — Conviction of offense charged, lesser included offenses, and attempts

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) An accused may be found guilty of any of the following: (1) The offense charged; (2) A lesser included offense; (3) An attempt to commit the offense charged; and (4) An attempt to commit a lesser included offense if the attempt is an offense in its own right. (b) For purposes of this section, "lesser included offense" means: (1) An offense that is necessarily included in the offense charged; and (2) Any lesser included offense so designated by rules adopted by the governor or adjutant general; provided that any designation of a lesser included offense shall be reasonably included in the greater offense.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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