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Proposed and Recently Adopted Model Criminal Jury Instructions​​​

 

 INSTRUCTIONS PUBLISHED FOR COMMENT

 

  • M Crim JI 2.26, 3.1 and 3.6 for public comment

    Comment Period Expiration: 2/1/2020

    Description: [AMENDED] M Crim JI 2.26 Maintaining an Open Mind; [AMENDED] M Crim JI 3.1 Duties of Judge and Jury; [AMENDED] M Crim JI 3.6 Witnesses—Credibility

  • M Crim JI 3.33 and 16.24 proposal for comment

    Comment Period Expiration: 10/1/2019

    Description: [NEW] M Crim JI 3.33 Verdict Form (Open Murder); M Crim JI 16.24 Degrees of Murder (strikeout text)

  • M Crim JI 7.17 proposal for comment

    Comment Period Expiration: 10/1/2019

    Description: [NEW] M Crim JI 7.17 Use of Deadly Force in Defense of the Home

  • M Crim JI 13.21, 13.22, 13.23, 13.24 and 13.25 proposal for public comment

    Comment Period Expiration: 10/1/2019

    Description: [NEW] M Crim JI 13.21 Bringing a Weapon into Jail; [NEW] M Crim JI 13.22 Furnishing a Weapon to a Prisoner; [NEW] M Crim JI 13.23 Possession of a Weapon by a Prisoner; [NEW] M Crim JI 13.24 Bringing Alcohol or a Controlled Substance into Jail

  • M Crim JI 35.11 proposal for comment

    Comment Period Expiration: 10/1/2019

    Description: [NEW] M Crim JI 35.11 Sale, Purchase, Installation, Transfer, or Possession of Automated Sales Suppression Device or Zapper, Phantom-Ware, or Skimming Device

  • MCrimJI-10.10-and-10.10a-and-10.10b-and-10.10c-for-public-comment

    Comment Period Expiration: 8/1/2019

    Description: [NEW] M Crim JI 10.10 Gang-Motivated Crimes; [NEW] M Crim JI 10.10a Encouraging Gang-Motivated Crimes; [NEW] M Crim JI 10.10b Making Threats to Deter a Person from Assisting Another to Withdraw from Gang Membership; [NEW] M Crim JI 10.10c Threatening a Person to Retaliate for Withdrawing from Gang Membership

  • MCrimJI-3.8-AMENDED-for-public-comment

    Comment Period Expiration: 8/1/2019

    Description: [AMENDED] M Crim JI 3.8 Less Serious Crimes
 

 AMENDMENTS ADOPTED WITHIN THE PAST 90 DAYS

 

  • M Crim JI 7.15, 7.16, 7.21 and 7.22 as adopted

    Effective Date: 11/1/2019

    Description: [AMENDED USE NOTE] M Crim JI 7.15 Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense; [AMENDED] M Crim JI 7.16 Duty to Retreat to Avoid Using Force or Deadly Force; [AMENDED] M Crim JI 7.21 Defense of Others—Deadly Force

  • M Crim JI 15.18 adopted

    Effective Date: 9/1/2019

    Description: [AMENDED] M Crim JI 15.18 Moving Violation Causing Death or Serious Impairment of a Body Function

  • M Crim JI 11.38 and M Crim JI 11.38a adopted

    Effective Date: 9/1/2019

    Description: [AMENDED] M Crim JI 11.38 Felon Possessing Firearm: Nonspecified Felony; [AMENDED] M Crim JI 11.38a Felon Possessing Firearm: Specified Felony

  • M Crim JI 7.25 adopted

    Effective Date: 9/1/2019

    Description: [NEW] M Crim JI 7.25 Self-Defense as Defense to Felon in Possession of a Firearm

  • M Crim JI 3.11 adopted

    Effective Date: 9/1/2019

    Description: [AMENDED] M Crim JI 3.11 Deliberations and Verdict