AL · jury_instructions
Ala. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13A-2-2(3)
Recklessly
RECKLESSLY
Option A
A person acts recklessly with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by
a statute defining an offense when he/she is aware of and consciously disregards a
substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result will occur or that the circumstance exists.
The risk must be of such nature and degree that disregard thereof constitutes a gross
deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would obser ve in the
situation. [A person who creates a risk but is unaware thereof solely by reason of
voluntary intoxication, as defined in subdivision (e)(2) of Section 13A -3-2, acts
recklessly with respect thereto.]
Option B
A person acts recklessly when he/she is aware of and consciously disregards a
substantial and unjustifiable risk that [insert result] will occur (or exists).
History
[Adopted 09-19-14.]
Provenance
- Source
- judicial.alabama.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
1fb270054a6a76369ec3d3f52bddff24d3da493a539a14356dcf7b35fd9f2839
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