MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 3-101 (2022)
Use of Force in Defense of a Person
A person is justified in the use of force or threat to use force when and to the extent that he/she reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend [himself/herself] [another] against the imminent use of unlawful force.
However, a person is justified in the use of force which is intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily harm only if he/she reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent [imminent death or serious bodily harm] to [himself/herself] [another] or [commission of a forcible felony].
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2009
- Content hash
22c1b3767ec915352331dee75db9e50c4384389a023b40962f5a48bbb4180534
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