Author: Utah Courts

The following instruction has been amended or created. The Committee requests feedback on the proposed instruction:

SVF 1450 – Imperfect Self-Defense

CR1012 – Interlock Restricted Driver Violation

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instruction has been amended or created. The Committee requests feedback on the proposed instruction:

CR1002: Actual Physical Control

CR1016: Drinking Alcoholic Beverage While Operating a Motor Vehicle

CR1017: Open Container Instruction

CR1017A: Definition of Passenger Compartment

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instruction has been amended or created. The Committee requests feedback on the proposed instruction:

CR1002 – Actual Physical Control

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instructions have been amended or created. The Committee requests public feedback on the proposed instructions:

CR1006 – Automobile Homicide

CR1009 – Negligently Operating a Vehicle Resulting in Injury

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instructions have been amended or created. The Committee requests public feedback on the proposed instructions:

CR1006 – Automobile Homicide

CR1009 – Negligently Operating a Vehicle Resulting in Injury 

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instructions have been amended or created. The Committee requests public feedback on the proposed instructions:

CR430 – Jury Unanimity – Single Offense in More than One Way

CR432 – Jury Unanimity – Evidence of More Occurrences than Charges 

CR1008 – Driving With any Measurable Controlled Substance in the Body

CR1101 – Failure to Respond to an Officer’s Signal to Stop (Class A Misdemeanor)

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.

The following instructions have been amended or created. The Committee requests public feedback on the proposed instructions:

CR1102 – Failure to Respond to an Officer’s Signal to Stop (3rd Degree Felony)

CR1103 – Failure to Respond to an Officer’s Signal to Stop (2nd Degree Felony)

Please reference the instruction(s) in your comments. Although these instructions are subject to a comment period, they are now ready for use. The Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee will consider all comments made during the comment period and may revise the instructions as appropriate.