WY 8.07C3 EXCEPTIONS TO INTRUDER PRESUMPTIONS FOR PEACE OFFICERS

Wyoming Pattern Jury Instructions (WPJIC)

8.07C3 EXCEPTIONS TO INTRUDER PRESUMPTIONS FOR PEACE OFFICERS

You are instructed that the presumption contained in Instruction 8.07B shall not apply if you find that the person against whom defensive force is used is a peace officer who entered another’s home or attempted to enter another’s home or habitation in the performance of his official duties.

Source: W.S. § 6-2-602

Use Note (2009):

The exception outlined herein should only be instructed upon if there is an issue presented in the evidence as whether the presumption applies.

Adopted 2009