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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 2503

Attempt

activein force · 2012-06-30 – presentas-observed

[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with attempted ____________ [specify

crime].

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] unlawfully [designed/endeavored/intended/planned] to commit

____________ [specify crime] by _____________________ [describe defendant’s alleged

actions], an [overt/obvious/unconcealed] act towards committing ____________ [specify crime];

but

4. [Name of defendant] did not actually complete the _____________ [specify crime] or was

prevented from completing the ____________ [specify crime] because

_______________________ [specify reason defendant was prevented from committing the

crime],

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 ____.

History

Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 2503 (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: 952503f31397d0c461f74679918e772cb1a809e18aa7c0ca93fcd43e1810e202

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