MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 7-107 (2022)
Obstructing Justice
A person commits the offense of obstructing justice if, knowing a person is an offender, he or she purposely: [harbors or conceals an offender.] [warns an offender of impending discovery or apprehension, except this does not apply to a warning given in connection with an effort to bring an offender into compliance with the law.] [provides an offender with money, transportation, weapon, disguise or other means of avoiding discovery or apprehension of an offender.] [prevents or obstructs, by means of (force) (deception) (intimidation), anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of an offender.] [suppresses by act of concealment, alteration or destruction any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery or apprehension of an offender.] [aids an offender who is subject to official detention to escape from such official detention.]
For the purpose of this instruction "an offender" means a person who has been or is liable to be arrested, charged, convicted or punished for a public offense.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2009
- Content hash
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