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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 707-768 (2026)

]  Firearms, explosives, and dangerous weapons

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     [§707-768]  Firearms, explosives, and dangerous weapons.  Extortion in any degree is a class A felony when a firearm, explosive, or any dangerous weapon is immediately available and is physically used as part of the threat. [L 1979, c 106, pt of §1]

 

Cross References

 

  Firearms; dangerous weapons, see §§134-1 and 134-51.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1981–1998 · leading case: State v. Jumila, 950 P.2d 1201 (Haw. 1998).
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State v. Jumila, 950 P.2d 1201 (Haw. 1998). · cites it 8× “[10] The ten class A felonies defined by the HPC are: Manslaughter, HRS § 707-702; Kidnapping, HRS § 707-720; Sexual Assault in the First Degree, HRS § 707-730; Promoting Child Abuse in the First Degree, HRS § 707-750; Extortion with Firearms, Explosives, and Dangerous Weapons,…”
State v. Soto, 627 P.2d 279 (Haw. 1981). “Of a multiple-count indictment against the defendant-appellee Michael Roy Soto, we need only to deal with Count VII, extortion, § 707-764(2) and § 707-768, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) (Supp.”
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