Mississippi Model Jury Instructions- Criminal CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS (A-L) 321 Curtilage Curtilage is the area next to a person’s home and includes the yard, garden, and other areas for any outbuildings. Sources Mississippi Model Jury Instruction – Criminal 3:11. Jordan v. State, 728 So. 2d 1088, 1095-96 (Miss. 1998) (The curtilage of a dwelling is […]
Mississippi Model Jury Instructions- Criminal CHAPTER 5 DEFENSES 507 Justifiable Homicide – “Castle Doctrine” [Name of defendant]’s act of killing [name of victim] is justifiable if [name of defendant] killed [name of victim] while resisting [name of victim]’s attempt to unlawfully kill [name of defendant] or to commit a serious crime against [name of defendant]
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Michigan Model Criminal Jury Instructions CHAPTER 7 Defenses M Crim JI 7.16a Rebuttable Presumption Regarding Fear of Death, Great Bodily Harm, or Sexual Assault (1) If you find both that – (a) the deceased was in the process of breaking and entering a business or dwelling, or committing home invasion, or had broken into a
Maine Jury Instruction Manual CHAPTER 6 REPRESENTATIVE CRIMINAL INSTRUCTIONS § 6-60A Protection of Property: Non-Deadly Force. Instruction. A person in possession or control [of an item of property] is justified in using non-deadly force upon another person when and to the extent that she reasonably believes it necessary to prevent the other person from damaging or
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Maine Jury Instruction Manual CHAPTER 6 REPRESENTATIVE CRIMINAL INSTRUCTIONS § 6-60 Defense of Premises: Non-Deadly Force. Instruction. A person in possession or control of a premises [or a person permitted to be on the premises] is justified in using non-deadly force upon another person when and to the extent that he reasonably believes it necessary to
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Pattern Instructions for Kansas – Criminal 4th TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 52 Principles of Criminal Liability 52.220 Use of Force in Defense of Property Other Than a Dwelling, Place of Work, or Occupied Vehicle The defendant claims (his) (her) conduct was permitted as a lawful defense of (his) (her) property. A person lawfully in possession
Pattern Instructions for Kansas – Criminal 4th TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 52 Principles of Criminal Liability 52.210 Use of Force in Defense of a Dwelling, Place of Work, or Occupied Vehicle Defendant claims (his) (her) conduct was permitted as a lawful defense of [(his) (her)] (dwelling) (place of work) (occupied vehicle). Defendant is permitted to
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Indiana Pattern Jury Instructions – Criminal CHAPTER 14 DEFINITIONS (effective for crimes committed July 1, 2014 or after, unless otherwise noted) Instruction No. 14.1400. Dwelling. I.C. 35-31.5-2-107. The term “dwelling” is defined by law as meaning a building, structure, or other enclosed space, permanent or temporary, movable or fixed, that is a person’s home or
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Indiana Pattern Jury Instructions – Criminal CHAPTER 14 DEFINITIONS (effective for crimes committed July 1, 2014 or after, unless otherwise noted) Instruction No. 14.0980. Curtilage. The term “curtilage” means the land, not necessarily fenced or enclosed, adjoining the dwelling house including buildings used in the conduct of family affairs and domestic purposes. In determining whether
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Indiana Pattern Jury Instructions – Criminal CHAPTER 10 DEFENSES RELATING TO CULPABILITY (effective for crimes committed June 30, 2014 or before) Instruction No. 10.03C. Use of Force to Protect Property. I.C. 35-41-3-2. It is an issue whether the Defendant acted in defense of his/her property. [With respect to property other than (a dwelling), (the land
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