ID · jury_instructions
ICJI 1203
Battery Defined
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
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