MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 5-117(a) (2022)
Issues in Assault With a Weapon
To convict the Defendant with assault with a weapon, the State must prove
the following elements:
[1. That the Defendant caused bodily injury to __________ with a weapon]
OR
[1. That the Defendant caused reasonable apprehension of serious bodily
injury in _______________ by use of a weapon or what reasonably appeared to
________________ to be a weapon.]
AND
2. 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
13aad61e85101067dff30fbbdb4fb6a2729b5604146e2d7ad90f54837aad3fa4
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