AL · jury_instructions
Ala. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13A-2-5(B)
Causation (Unintended Result)
CAUSATION
(Unintended Result)
A person is criminally liable for a result which he/she caused even though the only
difference between the actual result of his behavior and the result he intended,
contemplated or risked is that:
(1) a different person or property was injured, harmed or affected; (OR)
(2) a less serious or less extensive injury or harm occurred.
[Adopted 09-19-14.]
History
[Adopted 09-19-14.]
Provenance
- Source
- judicial.alabama.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
57155ebfd04ea5e76deb8392b2d33d475bbd3ac2335a5c1dac67ea7067c5abcd
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