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Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction, Fear
Fear
While the crime of Assault in the [Third][Fourth] Degree requires proof that the defendant placed another person in fear of imminent [serious] physical injury [by means of a dangerous instrument], the word “fear” does not refer to fright, dread, intimidation, panic or terror. Rather, a person is placed in fear of imminent [serious] physical injury when the person reasonably perceives or understands a threat of imminent injury. Whether the person calmly confronts the danger or quivers in terror, the question is whether the person perceives a threat.
History
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Fear, dated Added 2015. 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
fc59f227ed4952b3a4656df4fd8212e26c9a0ac7450bac98cca7bab00ab5e591
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