MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 3-105 (2022)
Use of Force to Prevent Escape from Custody
A [peace officer] [person] who has an arrested person in his/her custody is justified in the use of such force as is necessary and reasonable to prevent the escape of the arrested person.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2022
- Content hash
7f592d4a9a2e48e999692667c01f67e00c01112e35599a071e66fac46ed2e48b
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