MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 1-112 (2022)
Witness Legally Accountable
Testimony has been presented that the witness _________________________ may be legally accountable for the offense charged in this case. In this respect, you are to be guided by the following rules of law:
1. A person is legally accountable for the conduct of another when:
[Insert the applicable subsection of MCA 45-2-302]
2. It is a question of fact for the jury to determine from the evidence and from the law as given you by me whether or not in this particular case the witness _________________________ is or is not legally accountable within the meaning of the law.
3. The testimony of one legally accountable ought to be viewed with distrust.
4. A conviction cannot be had on the testimony of one legally accountable unless the testimony is corroborated by other evidence that in itself and without the aid of the testimony of the one responsible or legally accountable for the same offense tends to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense. The corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances thereof.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2009
- Content hash
2d94e6ccde4f150289d1562ac4f9e41cea8af78c58ba0dc7d8cbc00a8908109d
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