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ICJI 1203

Battery Defined

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ICJI 1203 BATTERY DEFINED

A "battery" is committed when a person:

(1) willfully and unlawfully uses force or violence upon the person of another; or

(2) actually, intentionally and unlawfully touches or strikes another person against the will

of the other; or

(3) unlawfully and intentionally causes bodily harm to an individual.

Comment

I.C. § 18–903. This instruction should be used when the commission of a battery is an element of

another crime, e.g., Battery with the intent to commit a serious felony defined, ICJI 1210. The

definition should be tailored to fit the allegations in the charging document. State v. Brazil , 136

Idaho 327, 33 P.3d 218 (Ct. App. 2001); State v. Sherrod, 131 Idaho 56, 951 P.2d 1283 (Ct. App.

1998).

Provenance

Source
isc.idaho.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-21
Edition
2026-08-20
Content hash
43314ca81881f0ffac37f0ae1b857e11c3a86c72ea03c8d3f3e1bb43778f4849
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