Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions DEFENSES AND DEFENSIVE MATTERS PRIVILEGE JI-800 PRIVILEGE: SELF-DEFENSE: FORCE LESS THAN THAT LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH OR GREAT BODILY HARM – § 939.48 [INSERT THE FOLLOWING AFTER THE ELEMENTS OF THE CRIME ARE DEFINED BUT BEFORE THE CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHS.] Self-Defense Self-defense is an issue in this case. The law of self-defense […]
Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions DEFENSES AND DEFENSIVE MATTERS JI-772 ACCIDENT ADD THE FOLLOWING TO THE INSTRUCTION ON THE OFFENSE CHARGED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ELEMENT TO WHICH THE EVIDENCE OF ACCIDENT RELATES. Accident The defendant contends that (he) (she) did not act with (describe mental state), but rather that what happened was an
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Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS BURDEN OF PROOF AND PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE; EVIDENCE JI-140 BURDEN OF PROOF AND PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE In reaching your verdict, examine the evidence with care and caution. Act with judgment, reason, and prudence. Presumption of Innocence Defendants are not required to prove their innocence. The law presumes every person
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Washington Pattern Jury Instructions – Criminal PART II EVIDENCE AND GUIDES FOR ITS CONSIDERATION WPIC CHAPTER 6 EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE WPIC 6.21 EVIDENCE OF FLIGHT (The WPI Committee recommends that no instruction be given on this subject.) NOTE ON USE It is the view of the WPI Committee that an instruction on flight singles out
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Washington Pattern Jury Instructions – Criminal PART I GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS WPIC CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS WPIC 2.04.01 GREAT PERSONAL INJURY—JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE—JUSTIFIABLE DEADLY FORCE IN SELF-DEFENSE—DEFINITION Great personal injury means an injury that the slayer reasonably believed, in light of all the facts and circumstances known at the time, would produce severe pain and suffering, if it
California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM 2023) CA 362. Consciousness of Guilt: False Statements If [the] defendant [ _______________ ] made a false or misleading statement before this trial relating to the charged crime, knowing the statement was false or intending to mislead, that conduct may show (he/she) was aware of (his/ her) guilt of the
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California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM 2023) CA 371. Consciousness of Guilt: Suppression and Fabrication of Evidence <Alternative A–suppression> [If the defendant tried to hide evidence or discourage someone from testifying against (him/her), that conduct may show that (he/she) was aware of (his/her) guilt. If you conclude that the defendant made such an attempt, it is
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California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM 2023) CA No. 571. Voluntary Manslaughter: Imperfect Self-Defense or Imperfect Defense of Another—Lesser Included Offense (Pen. Code, § 192) A killing that would otherwise be murder is reduced to voluntary manslaughter if the defendant killed a person because (he/she) acted in (imperfect self-defense/ [or] imperfect defense of another). If you
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California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM 2023) 220. Reasonable Doubt The fact that a criminal charge has been filed against the defendant[s] is not evidence that the charge is true. You must not be biased against the defendant[s] just because (he/she/they) (has/have) been arrested, charged with a crime, or brought to trial. A defendant in a
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California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM 2023) CA §512. Presumption That Killing Not Criminal (Pen. Code, § 194) The law presumes that a killing is not criminal if the person killed dies more than three years and one day from the day of the incident that caused the death. The People must overcome this presumption by
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