MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 5-115(a) (2022)
Issues in Assault on Peace Officer/Judicial Officer
To convict the Defendant of assault on a peace officer/judicial officer, the State must prove the following elements:
1. [That the Defendant caused bodily injury to ________________________.]
OR
[That the Defendant caused reasonable apprehension of serious bodily injury to _________________________ by the use of a weapon; or what reasonably appeared to be a weapon.]
OR
[That the Defendant caused bodily injury to _________________________ with a weapon.]
OR
[That the Defendant caused serious bodily injury to _________________________.]
AND
2. That _________________________ is a [judicial officer] [peace officer].
AND
3. That the Defendant acted purposely or knowingly.
If you find from your consideration of the evidence that all of these elements have been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the Defendant guilty.
If, on the other hand, you find from your consideration of the evidence that any of these elements has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, then you should find the Defendant not guilty.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2022
- Content hash
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