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Conn. Crim. Jury Instr. 8.1-6
Employment of Minors in the Illegal Distribution of a Controlled Substance -- § 21a-278a (c)
The defendant is charged [in count__] with the employment of a minor in the illegal distribution
of a controlled substance. The statute defining this offense imposes punishment on any person
who (employs / hires / uses / persuades / induces / entices / coerces) a person under eighteen
years of age in the illegal distribution
1 of a controlled substance.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements
beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Used a person under 18 years old
The first element is that the defendant (employed / hired / used / persuaded / induced / enticed /
coerced) a person under eighteen years of age.
Element 2 - To violate § 21a-277 or § 21a-278
The second element is that the minor was (employed / hired / used / persuaded / induced / enticed
/ coerced) to violate the laws against the distribution of controlled substances. The defendant
must have actually utilized the minor in the violation of these laws.
2 <Describe the alleged
violation(s) and identify the elements of the crime(s) or refer to the count(s) charging the
violation(s).>
Conclusion
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant (employed /
hired / used / persuaded / induced / enticed / coerced) a person under eighteen years of age, and
2) (he/she) did so to violate the laws against the distribution of controlled substances.
If you unanimously find that the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements
of the crime of employing a minor in the illegal distribution of a controlled substance, then you
shall find the defendant guilty. On the other hand, if you unanimously find that the state has
failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant
not guilty.
1 The statute specifies that the minor is employed “to violate section 21a-277 or 21a-278.”
Tailor this instruction to the allegations of the information. See Drug Transactions in the
Introduction to this section.
2 See State v. Harris, 32 Conn. App. 831, 845 n.9 (1993), appeal dismissed, 230 Conn. 347
(1994).
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