ID · jury_instructions
ICJI 904
Resistance to Rape
Although [name or initials of victim] must have resisted the act of penetration, the amount of resistance need only be such as would show the victim's lack of consent to the act.
Comment
In Idaho, a rape victim is not required to resist to the utmost of the victim's ability. State v. Neil, 13 Idaho 539, 90 P. 860 (1907). The importance of resistance by the victim is simply to show two elements of the crime—the assailant's intent to use force in order to have sexual intercourse and the victim's non-consent. State v. Andreason, 44 Idaho 396, 357 P. 370 (1927). See also, State v. Fowler, 13 Idaho 317, 89 P. 757 (1907); State v. Lewis, 96 Idaho 743, 536 P.2d 738 (1975); State v. Robran,
119 Idaho 285, 805 P.2d 491 (Ct. App. 1991); State v. Gossett, 119 Idaho 581, 808 P.2d 1326 (Ct.
App. 1991).
This instruction should only be given if the defendant is charged with violating I.C. § 18–6101(4).
A victim’s verbal resistance is sufficient evidence of resistance under forcible rape statute; physical resistance is not required. State v. Jones, 154 Idaho 412, 299 P.3d 219 (2013).
Provenance
- Source
- isc.idaho.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-21
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
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