{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-16-606","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-16-606","heading":"Reasonable doubt as to which offense convicts only of least offense.","body":"When it appears beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant has committed an offense but there is reasonable doubt as to whether the defendant is guilty of a given offense or one or more lesser included offenses, the defendant may only be convicted of the greatest included offense about which there is no reasonable doubt.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 16. TRIAL","Part 6. Verdict -- Disposition of Defendant"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0160/part_0060/section_0060/0460-0160-0060-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:49Z","sha256":"8709537f17677b4ceca1adc66de4c0ed84d9dee4ceb06effed685839a19f2a01","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-16-605","next":"us-mt/46-16-607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}