MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 5-122(a) (2022)
Issues in Custodial Interference
To convict the Defendant of custodial interference, the State must prove the following elements:
1. The Defendant [took] [enticed] [withheld] from lawful custody _________________________;
AND
2. That _________________________was [a child] [an incompetent person] [a person entrusted by authority of law to the custody of another person or institution];
AND
3. That the Defendant knew, that is, that the Defendant was aware, that he/she had no legal right to do so;
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
8540808a50e2c29d6be561ae31621ad10190999f5ee4c218ca1998a9d1e0ea2f
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