MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 1-111 (2022)
Lesser Included Offenses
The Defendant is charged with_________________________. _________________________ is a lesser-included offense of _________________________. A lesser-included offense is one that is less serious than the charged offense. The Defendant cannot be convicted of more than one of these offenses.
Therefore, after considering all of the evidence as it pertains to the charge, and the lesser included offense, you should first consider the verdict on the greater offense of _________________________. In the event you find the Defendant guilty of_________________________, you need go no further as you will have reached a verdict in this case.
If you are unable after reasonable effort to reach a verdict on the greater offense, you may consider the lesser included offense of_________________________. You may find the Defendant guilty or not guilty of the lesser included offense of_________________________.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2009
- Content hash
a0b40546566718472d529946bbf3e366e0cc91a4183b8be3961632a36b92f3b4
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