OK OUJI-CR 8-30. DEFENSE OF EXCUSABLE HOMICIDE – BURDEN OF PROOF
State: Oklahoma
Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions–Criminal (OUJI-CR)
OK OUJI-CR 8-30. DEFENSE OF EXCUSABLE HOMICIDE – BURDEN OF PROOF
It is the burden of the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the death is not excusable homicide. If you find that the State has failed to sustain that burden, then the defendant must be found not guilty.
NOTE: Updated by LOSD, 10/24/17.