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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 15.03A
False Arrest - Arrest Without Warrant; Fact of Arrest Contested
In this case, the plaintiff (name) claims that the defendant (name) improperly arrested the plaintiff.
In order for the plaintiff to establish this claim, you must decide that it is more likely true than not true that the defendant arrested the plaintiff. The defendant arrested the plaintiff if you decide it is more likely true than not true that the following things happened:
[Insert evidence of facts which, if true, would establish an arrest.]
If you decide this is true, [you must return a verdict for the plaintiff] [you must decide whether the law allowed the defendant to make the arrest]. Otherwise you must [determine whether plaintiff was confined in some other way] [return a verdict for the defendant].
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 15.03A, dated article (Revised 1987). Prepared by the Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee; published by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Court System states that these instructions "have not been approved or promulgated by any court or the Alaska Bar Association."
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
16058b6178bf8e569a419e46fe241d784f6d963e0811cd21e64d7dcc00750373
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