MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 6-117(a) (2022)
Issues in Issuing a Bad Check
To convict the Defendant of issuing a bad check, the State must prove the following elements:
1. That the Defendant [issued] [delivered] [a check] [other order] upon a [real depository] [fictitious depository] for the payment of money,
AND
2. The Defendant knew that [the check] [other order] would not be paid by the _________________________;
AND
3. The Defendant acted knowingly;
AND
4. The [issuing of bad check(s) was part of a common scheme] [value of any (property) (labor) (services) obtained or attempted to be obtained was (greater than $500 but less than or equal to $1,500) (greater than $1,500 but less than or equal to $5,000) (greater than $5,000)].
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
9b9bb030f20848da8840bbd49f39f11747d2cecd1a0402d4a998b1eb60c6681f
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