MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 1-111(a) (2022)
Multiple Lesser Included Offenses
The Defendant is charged with_________________________. _________________________and _________________________ are lesser included offenses 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 offenses, you should first consider the verdict on the greater offense of _________________________. If you are unable after reasonable effort to reach a verdict on the greater offense, you may consider the lesser offenses of _________________________ and _________________________.
In the event you find the Defendant guilty of [charged offense], you need go no further as you will have reached a verdict in this case and shall contact the bailiff to return you to open court.
In the event you find the Defendant guilty of the lesser included offense of ________________________, you need go no further as you have reached a verdict in this case and shall contact the bailiff to return you to open court.
In the event you find the Defendant guilty of the lesser included offense of _________________________, you need go no further as you have reached a verdict in this case and shall contact the bailiff to return you to open court.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2009
- Content hash
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