Jury Instructions

Criminal Pattern Jury Charges (Criminal Defenses) (2015) Chapter 32.Self-Defense Involving Deadly Force CPJC 32-3Instruction—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’s use of force was made in self-defense. […]

Criminal Pattern Jury Charges (Criminal Defenses) (2015) Chapter 32.Self-Defense Involving Deadly Force CPJC32-2 Instruction—Self-Defense Involving Deadly Force to Protect Against Deadly Force by Another [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’s

Criminal Pattern Jury Charges (Criminal Defenses) (2015) Chapter 31.Self-Defense—Nondeadly Force CPJC 31-17 Instruction—Nondeadly Force and Provocation Issue [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’s use of force was made in self-defense.

Criminal Pattern Jury Charges (Criminal Defenses) (2015) Chapter 31.Self-Defense—Nondeadly Force CPJC 31-11 Instruction—Nondeadly Force and Consent Issue [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’s use of force was made in self-defense.

Criminal Pattern Jury Charges (Criminal Defenses) (2015) Chapter 31.Self-Defense—Nondeadly Force CPJC 31-9 Instruction—Nondeadly Force in Self-Defense [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’s use of force was made in self-defense. Self-Defense

Criminal Pattern Jury Charges (Criminal Defenses) (2015) Chapter 29. Mistake of Law CPJC 29-2 Mistake of Law [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 defense of mistake of law applies. Mistake of

Criminal Pattern Jury Charges (Criminal Defenses) (2015) Chapter 28. Necessity CPCJ 28-2 Instruction—Necessity [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 state has proved that the defense of necessity does not apply. Necessity

Criminal Pattern Jury Charges (Criminal Defenses) (2015) Chapter 23. Voluntary Intoxication CPJC 23-2 Instruction—Voluntary Intoxication [Insert instructions for underlying offense. Include the following in the definitions unit if applicable and not included already.] Intoxication “Intoxication” means a disturbance of mental or physical capacity resulting from the introduction of any substance into the body. [Include the

Criminal Pattern Jury Charges (Criminal Defenses) (2015) Chapter 22. Mistake of Fact CPJC22-7 Instruction—Mistake of Fact [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 state has proved that the defendant did not make

Louisiana Criminal Jury Instructions (2017) § 6:13 Justification–Compulsion The defendant’s conduct, otherwise criminal, is justified if the offense charged was committed through the compulsion of threats by another of death or great bodily harm and the defendant reasonably believed the person making the threat was present and would carry out the threats immediately, if the