MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 5-125(a) (2022)
Issues in Sexual Assault
To convict the Defendant of sexual assault, the State must prove the following elements:
1. That the Defendant subjected ______________ to sexual contact;
AND
2. That the sexual contact was without ______________'s consent;
AND
3. That the Defendant acted 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
cab3a3e80cdf2207ebe13279b4097ebdce4f0538f7767f36737369cdb50d528c
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