Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges § CPJC 36.3 Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges CRIMINAL DEFENSES CHAPTER 36 DEFENSE OF PROPERTY § CPJC 36.3 Nondeadly Force in Defense of One’s Own Personal -Property–Property in One’s Possession and Recovering Property Texas Penal Code section 9.41 provides for separate treatment of two situations. If the facts show that […]
Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges § CPJC 36.4 Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges CRIMINAL DEFENSES CHAPTER 36 DEFENSE OF PROPERTY § CPJC 36.4 Instruction–Nondeadly Force in Defense of One’s Own Personal Property–Preventing Interference with Property in One’s Possession [Insert instructions for underlying offense.] If you all agree the state has proved, beyond a reasonable doubt,
Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges § CPJC 36.2 Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges CRIMINAL DEFENSES CHAPTER 36 DEFENSE OF PROPERTY § CPJC 36.2 Defense of “Habitation” or “Dwelling” Before the 1974 revision of the Texas Penal Code, Texas law recognized a defense to prosecution based on defense of one’s home. This was a right to
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Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges § CPJC 36.1 Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges CRIMINAL DEFENSES CHAPTER 36 DEFENSE OF PROPERTY § CPJC 36.1 Defense of Property Generally Often facts will create somewhat overlapping issues concerning self-defense (or defense of others) and defense of property. When this is the case, the defendant is entitled to instructions
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SD Jury Instructions–Criminal 2-9-12. Defense of Property Under certain circumstances it is lawful to use force or violence against another person. Force or violence may be used when a person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary under the following circumstances: 1. In preventing or terminating another person’s trespass on or criminal interference with real
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Pa. SSJI (Crim) 9.502D Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Criminal Jury Instructions PART TWO– INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THE CRIMES CODE CHAPTER IX– JUSTIFICATION 9.502D – JUSTIFICATION: USE OF FORCE AGAINST OCCUPIER OR POSSESSOR OF PROPERTY IN DEFENSE OF OTHERS (CASTLE DOCTRINE) In this part, numbers after the decimal in the instruction number refer to corresponding sections of the
Pa. SSJI (Crim) 9.501D Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Criminal Jury Instructions PART TWO– INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THE CRIMES CODE CHAPTER IX– JUSTIFICATION 9.501D – JUSTIFICATION: USE OF FORCE AGAINST OCCUPIER OR POSSESSOR OF PROPERTY (CASTLE DOCTRINE) In this part, numbers after the decimal in the instruction number refer to corresponding sections of the Crimes Code (Effective for
Pa. SSJI (Crim) 9.500 Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Criminal Jury Instructions PART TWO– INSTRUCTIONS UNDER THE CRIMES CODE CHAPTER IX– JUSTIFICATION 9.500 – JUSTIFICATION: USE OF FORCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTY/USE OF FORCE TO PASS WRONGFUL OBSTRUCTOR In this part, numbers after the decimal in the instruction number refer to corresponding sections of the Crimes
Nebraska Jury Instructions, Criminal Chapter 7: Affirmative Defenses 7.5 Defense of Property The defendant acted in defense of (his, her) property if: [(1) the defendant reasonably believed that (he, she) possessed the land; and] [2] (he, she) reasonably believed that (the force used) against (here insert victim’s name) was immediately necessary (to prevent (here insert
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Mississippi Model Jury Instructions- Criminal CHAPTER 3 DEFINITIONS (A-L) 329 Dwelling House A dwelling house is an apartment, building, house, or room which the owner considers to be [his/her] dwelling or in which [he/she] intends to live. Any building or structure connected to a dwelling house is considered part of the dwelling house. Sources Miss.
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