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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 15.04
False Arrest - Privilege of Peace Officer or Private Citizen to Arrest Without Warrant
The defendant claims that the arrest of the plaintiff was privileged. In order for the defendant to establish this claim, you decide it is more likely true than not true that:
(here set forth the evidence of facts which, if true, would establish reasonable cause for the defendant to believe that the plaintiff was committing or was attempting to commit a misdemeanor in the defendant's presence or that the defendant had reasonable cause to believe that the plaintiff had committed a felony as a matter of law.)
If you decide the law allows the defendant to arrest the plaintiff, you must return a verdict for the defendant. If you decide otherwise, you must return a verdict for the plaintiff.
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 15.04, 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
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