Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc

MAI-CR 3d 306.06A Justification:  Use of Force in Self-Defense
(Instruction - Revision)
(Notes on Use - Revision)

MAI-CR 3d 306.07A Justification:  Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense
-- Battered Spouse
(Instruction - Revision)
(Notes on Use - Revision)

MAI-CR 3d 306.08A Justification:  Use of Force in Defense of Third Persons
(Instruction - Revision)
(Notes on Use - Revision)

MAI-CR 3d 306.11 Justification:  Self-Defense in Dwellings and Vehicles
(Instruction - New)
(Notes on Use - New)


1. Revisions and additions to previously approved criminal instructions and Notes on Use (MAI-CR 3d) as listed above, having been prepared by the Committee on Procedure in Criminal Cases and reviewed by the Court, are hereby adopted and approved.

2. The revisions and additions as set forth in the specific exhibits attached hereto must be used and followed on and after January 1, 2009, and may be used and followed prior thereto, and any such use shall not be presumed to be error.

3. It is further ordered that the above Table of Instructions and this Order, without the specific exhibits attached hereto, be published in the Journal of The Missouri Bar and the South Western Reporter.