Jury Instructions

VT CR07-091. THE AGGRESSOR AND SELF-DEFENSE OR DEFENSE OF ANOTHER

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  Vermont Jury Instructions VT  CR07-091.  THE AGGRESSOR AND SELF-DEFENSE OR DEFENSE OF ANOTHER If, however, the State has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that (Def)_______________ was the aggressor in this confrontation, then you may not find that (Def)_______________ acted in lawful [self defense] [defense of another].  An aggressor is one who: (1)  started the […]

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UT CR405 Flight from Scene.

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Model Utah Jury Instructions, Second Edition – Criminal Stock Instructions for Particular Circumstances. CR405 Flight from Scene. Evidence was introduced at trial that the defendant may have fled or attempted to flee from the crime scene. This evidence alone is not enough to establish guilt. However, if you believe that evidence, you may consider it

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TN — CRIM. 42.18 FLIGHT

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  Tennessee Pattern Instructions (T.P.I).  Section 42.00. TN — CRIM. 42.18  FLIGHT The flight of a person accused of a crime is a circumstance which, when considered with all the facts of the case, may justify an inference of guilt.  Flight is the voluntary withdrawal of oneself for the purpose of evading arrest or prosecution

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TN — CRIM. 40.09 PROTECTION OF A THIRD PERSON’S PROPERTY

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Tennessee Pattern Jury Instructions – Criminal CHAPTER 40 DEFENSES § 40.09 DEFENSE: PROTECTION OF A THIRD PERSON’S PROPERTY Included in the defendant’s plea of not guilty is [his] [her] plea of protection of a third person’s property. A person is justified in threatening or using force against another to protect real or personal property of

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