AK · jury_instructions
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction 11.81.900(a)(2)
"Knowingly"
A person acts "knowingly" with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a provision of law defining an offense when the person is aware that the conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists. When knowledge of the existence of a particular fact is an element of the offense, that knowledge is established if a person is aware of a substantial probability of its existence, unless the person actually believes it does not exist.
[A person who is unaware of conduct or a circumstance of which the person would have been aware had that person not been intoxicated acts knowingly with respect to that conduct or circumstance.]
History
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions 11.81.900(a)(2), dated Revised 2016. 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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