Jury Instructions

TX CPJC 9.24 Instruction–Self-Defense Involving Deadly Force

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Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges Criminal Pattern Jury Charges CHAPTER 9 JUSTIFICATION DEFENSES § CPJC 9.24 Instruction–Self-Defense Involving Deadly Force [Insert instructions for underlying offense.] If you all agree the state has proved, beyond a reasonable doubt, each of the [ number] elements listed above, you must next consider whether the defendant is not guilty because […]

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TX CPJC 9.14 When Instruction on “Provoking the Difficulty” Is Proper

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Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges Criminal Pattern Jury Charges CHAPTER 9 JUSTIFICATION DEFENSES   § CPJC 9.14 When Instruction on “Provoking the Difficulty” Is Proper If the facts raise a jury issue about whether provocation precludes application of self-defense, the issue should be submitted to the jury. In 1979, the court of criminal appeals commented,

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NY CJI2d 125.15 Manslaughter in the Second Degree (Reckless Homicide)

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CJI2d Penal Law § 125.15(1) New York Criminal Jury Instructions & Model Colloquies Criminal Jury Instructions Penal Law Offenses Articles 20-180 Article 125 Homicide Manslaughter in the Second Degree (Reckless Homicide) (Committed on or after Sept. 1, 1967) The ( specify ) count is Manslaughter in the Second Degree. Under our law, a person is

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NM 14-133. “Negligence” and “recklessness”; defined.

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Uniform Jury Instructions – Criminal Rule Set 14. Uniform Jury Instructions—Criminal Chapter 1. General Instructions Part C. Definitions 14-133. “Negligence” and “recklessness”; defined.1 For you to find that the defendant [acted]2 [recklessly] [with reckless disregard] [negligently] [was negligent] []3 in this case, you must find that the defendant acted with willful disregard of the rights

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NM 14-5191A. First aggressor; exceptions to the limitation on self defense.

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Uniform Jury Instructions – Criminal Rule Set 14. Uniform Jury Instructions—Criminal Chapter 51. Justification and Defense Part K. Self Defense 14-5191A. First aggressor; exceptions to the limitation on self defense. [1] If you find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was the first aggressor, you must then decide whether [the following exception applies] 2 [any

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KY  11.14 Protection of Property (From Damage)

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Kentucky Instructions to Juries – Criminal (Cooper) CHAPTER 11 DEFENSESPart 2. Justification § 11.14 Protection of Property (From Damage) [KRS 503.080(1)] Instruction No. ___________ Protection of Property A. If at the time the Defendant (method) (if he did so), he believed that (victim) was about to intentionally damage the Defendant’s property, and if (victim) neither had

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WY 5.12 Serious Bodily Injury – Defined

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Wyoming Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions – Full Text 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFENSES Part 5. DEFINITIONS Section 5.12. SERIOUS BODILY INJURY-DEFINED “Serious bodily injury” means bodily injury which: creates a substantial risk of death; causes severe protracted physical pain; causes severe disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of a bodily function; causes unconsciousness or a

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