Jury Instructions

  GEORGIA CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS (G.C.J.I. 2003) GA  3.04.10 Justification; Use of Force in Defense of Property A person is justified in threatening or using force against another person when, and to the extent that, the person reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to prevent or terminate the other’s trespass on or […]

  GEORGIA CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS (G.C.J.I. 2003) GA  3.03.10 Justification; Use of Force in Defense of Habitation (Motor Vehicle) A person is justified in threatening or using force against another person when, and to the extent that, the person reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to prevent or terminate the other’s unlawful

  GEORGIA CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS (G.C.J.I. 2003) GA  3.02.14 Battered Person Syndrome I charge you that if you find from the evidence that the defendant suffers from battered person syndrome, you may consider that evidence in connection with the defendant’s claim of self-defense. Such evidence relates to the issue of the reasonableness of the defendant’s

  GEORGIA CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS (G.C.J.I. 2003) GA  3.02.13 Retreat (No Duty to Retreat to Be Justified)   (Note: Give this charge, even absent a request, when argument or the evidence raises the issue of retreat. Johnson v. Stqi~, 253 Ga. 37(1984).)   One who is not the aggressor is not required to retreat before

  GEORGIA CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS (G.C.J.I. 2003) GA  3.02.12 Reasonable Beliefs; Doctrine of In applying the law of self-defense, a defendant is justified to kill (use force against) another person in defense of self or others. The standard is whether the circumstances were such that they would excite (not merely the fears of the defendant

  GEORGIA CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS (G.C.J.I. 2003) GA  3.02.11 Forcible Felony; Definition of   A forcible felony means any felony that involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any person. (Name offense) is a felony, defined as follows: (Give definition of the felony.)   O.C.G.A. §16-1-3(b)(6)

  GEORGIA CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS (G.C.J.I. 2003) GA  3.02.10 Justification; Use of Force in Defense of Self or Others A person is justified in threatening or using force against another person when, and to the extent that, he/she reasonably believes that such threat or force is necessary to defend himselfYherself or a third person against

  GEORGIA CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS (G.C.J.I. 2003) GA 3.01.10  Justification; Generally The fact that a person’s conduct is justified is a defense to prosecution for any crime based on that conduct. The defense of justification can be claimed: a) when the person’s conduct is justified under O.C.G.A. §~16-3-21, 16-3-23, 16-3-24, 16-3-25, 16-3-26; b) when the