AK · jury_instructions
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction 11.81.350(a)
Justification: Use of Nondeadly Force in Defense of Property or Services
A defendant may use nondeadly force upon another person when and to the extent the defendant believes it is necessary to terminate what the defendant believes to be the commission or attempted commission by the other person of an unlawful taking or damaging of property or services. The defendant’s beliefs must be reasonable under the circumstances.
Unless the state has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act in defense of property or services as described above, you shall find the defendant not guilty.
History
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions 11.81.350(a), dated Reformatted 2009. Prepared by the Alaska Criminal 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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