1998 NDJI-CRIMINAL 2201
(Extreme Indifference to Human Life)
A person is guilty of murder if the person willfully causes the death of another human being under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.
[Insert relevant definitions] NDCC 12.1-02-02
The State's burden of proof is satisfied if the evidence shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, the following essential elements of the offense charged:
1) On or about the ____ day of ____________, 19__, in ___________ County, North Dakota, the Defendant, _________________, willfully caused the death of _________________, a human being; and
2) The death of __________________, was caused under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life.
State v. Halvorson, 346 NW2d 704 (ND 1984)
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