North Dakota Pattern Jury Instructions – Criminal
NORTH DAKOTA PATTERN JURY INSTRUCTIONS-CRIMINAL
Defenses

§ K – 3.34. Self-Defense (Reasonableness of Accused’s Belief) 2012

Current as of 2019

The Defendant’s conduct is to be judged by what the Defendant in good faith honestly believed and had reasonable grounds to believe was necessary to avoid apprehended death or great bodily injury.

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State v. Leidholm, 334 NW2d 811, 818 (ND 1983)

See also K – 3.52 (Use of Deadly Force – Presumption of Fear of Death or Serious Bodily Injury)

 

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