{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-5-112","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-5-112","heading":"Inference of mental state.","body":"In a deliberate homicide, knowledge or purpose may be inferred from the fact that the accused committed a homicide and no circumstances of mitigation, excuse, or justification appear.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON","Part 1. Homicide"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0120/0450-0050-0010-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:29Z","sha256":"c1adb7b2b5162d5bb6b15e0d0fb4c5efd596427a13023dd144e801731f53a642","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-5-111","next":"us-mt/45-5-113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}