Ala. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13A-9-21(A)(3) (ASSISTANCE IN LICENSING EXAM)

Giving or Using Assistance in Licensing Exam

The defendant is charged with giving or using assistance in the licensing

examination.

A person commits the crime of giving or using assistance in the licensing

examination if in connection with sitting for an examination administered by the Board of

Medical Examiners, he/she attempts to give assistance to another or attempts to use the

assistance of another in answering questions or solving problems contained in the

licensing examination.

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

elements:

(1) The defendant attempted to give assistance to another or attempted to use

the assistance of another in answering questions or solving problems

contained in the licensing examination, [describe], in connection with

sitting for an examination administered by the Board of Medical Examiners;

(AND)

(2) The defendant acted [Insert appropriate mens rea element - See Use

Note].

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

each of the elements of the offense of giving or using assistance in the licensing

examination, then you shall find the defendant guilty of giving or using assistance in the

licensing examination.

If you find that the State has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any one

or more of the elements of the offense of giving or using assistance in the licensing

examination, then you cannot find the defendant guilty of giving or using assistance in the

licensing examination.

[If lesser-included offenses are included, the Court should instruct on these

offenses at this point.]