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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 1204
Driving under the Influence – Chemical Test Results Available – Defendant 21 Years Old or Older
[Name of defendant] is charged in count _____ with driving or operating a vehicle while
under the influence of an intoxicating liquor, substance, drug, or 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] was 21 years old or older; and
3. [Name of defendant] [drove/operated] a ___________ [specify vehicle]; and
4A. When [name of defendant] [drove/operated] the __________ [specify vehicle], [name of
defendant]’s blood alcohol [concentration/level] was unlawfully at 0.08 percent or more by
weight;
OR
4B. When [name of defendant] [drove/operated] the __________ [specify vehicle], [name of
defendant] was unlawfully under the influence of an intoxicating liquor, substance, drug, or
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, “driving under the influence” means driving while in a state of
intoxication where a person’s clarity and control are lessened.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 1204 (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
- Content hash
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