Ala. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13A-11-64(2)

Possession of Firearm After Alteration

The defendant is charged with possession of a firearm after alteration.

A person commits the crime of possession of a firearm after alteration if he/she

possesses, obtains, receives, sells, or uses a firearm after the maker, model,

manufacturer's number or other mark or identification has been changed, altered,

removed, or obliterated.

To convict, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following

elements:

(1) The defendant possessed, obtained, received, sold, or used a firearm after the

maker, model, manufacturer's number or other mark or identification had been

changed, altered, removed, or obliterated; (AND)

(2) The defendant acted intentionally.

To possess means to have physical possession or otherwise to exercise dominion

or control over tangible property. [13A-1-2(13)]

A firearm is a weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder. [13A-11-

62(1); 13A-8-1(5)]

A person acts intentionally with respect to a result or to conduct described by a

statute defining an offense, when his/her purpose is to cause that result or to engage in

that conduct. [13A-2-2(1)]

If you find from the evidence that the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt

each of the above elements of possession of a firearm after alteration, then you shall find

the defendant guilty of possession of a firearm after alteration.

If you find that the State has failed to prove any one or more of the elements of

possession of a firearm after alteration, then you cannot find the defendant guilty of

possession of a firearm after alteration.