UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV1308
Unreasonable or Excessive Force--Introductory Instruction.
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of officer] used excessive force in [arresting/stopping] [him/her]. Excessive force is unreasonable force.
[Name of officer] claims the force [s]he used in [arresting/stopping] [name of plaintiff] was reasonable. I will explain what force is reasonable in another instruction.
It is your duty to determine whether [name of plaintiff] has proved [his/her] claims against [name of officer] by a preponderance of the evidence.
Committee Amended
June 6, 2018
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
- Content hash
7e2981e976ff2520076259ba285d39c2942c91f80f37356342eff28a5017ec9b
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