Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3300

[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with accepting money or something of value

to influence.

If you find beyond a reasonable doubt from the evidence in this case that:

1. On or about [date of alleged crime], in __________ County;

2A. [Name of defendant] was a Mississippi Transportation Commissioner;

OR

2B. [Name of defendant] was an ____________ [specify engineer, agent, or employee] acting on

behalf of the Mississippi Transportation Commission; and

3. [Name of defendant] unlawfully [accepted/agreed to accept/received/agreed to

receive/solicited/asked for], either directly or indirectly, [a/an] ___________________________

[specify money; contract; undertaking; promise; obligation; gratuity; security for the payment of

money; delivery of something of value; political appointment or influence; present; employment

reward; or something of value] from [name of person], who intended to influence [name of

defendant]'s decision or actions on a question, matter, or proceeding _______________ [specify

(1) which was pending or (2) which may have been brought] before [name of defendant] in

[his/her] official capacity,

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 in count ___.