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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 1016
Purchasing or Possessing Precursors Knowing of Their Use
[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with
[purchasing/possessing/transferring/manufacturing] two (2) or more precursor chemicals or drugs
knowing or under circumstances where [name of defendant] reasonably should have known that
the precursor chemicals or drugs would be used to manufacture a controlled substance.
If you find beyond a reasonable doubt from the evidence in this case that:
1. On or about [date of alleged crime], in ____________ County;
2. [Name of defendant] [intentionally/knowingly] and unlawfully
[bought/purchased/possessed/transferred/manufactured] two (2) or more precursor chemicals or
drugs, specifically _____________________ [specify the precursor chemicals or drugs listed in §
41-29-313], knowing or under circumstances where [name of defendant] reasonably should have
known, that the precursor chemicals or drugs would be used to manufacture a controlled
substance,
then you shall find [name of defendant] guilty as charged.
If the State did not prove any one of the above listed elements beyond a reasonable doubt,
then you shall find [name of defendant] not guilty of count ___.
Definition(s) in this Instruction:
In this instruction, “precursor chemical or drug” means a chemical or drug that, in
addition to legal uses, may be used to manufacture a controlled substance.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 1016 (current as of June 30, 2012). Submitted in 2012 by the Mississippi Model Jury Instructions Commission (created by the Supreme Court of Mississippi by order of December 30, 2008) and published by the Court on courts.ms.gov. The Court states that these model jury instructions have not been adopted or approved by the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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