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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3306
Unlawfully Disposing of Solid Waste
[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with unlawfully disposing of solid waste.
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 [threw/scattered/spilled/placed/disposed of/caused to be
thrown, scattered, spilled, or placed] solid waste:
A. [In/On] a public __________ [specify highway, road, street, alley, or thoroughfare]; or
B. [In/On] the right of way of a public __________ [specify highway, road, street, alley,
or thoroughfare]; or
C. [In/On] public lands; or
D. [In/On] a state water body; or
E. [In/On] private property without the owner's prior written consent and the solid waste
caused a public nuisance and violated __________ [specify state law, local law, or
regulations]; and
3. The solid waste __________________ [specify (1) weighed more than 500 pounds; (2) was
more than 100 cubic feet in volume; (3) was solid waste for a commercial purpose; or (4) was
hazardous waste],
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 ___.
Definition(s) in this Instruction:
In this instruction, “commercial purpose” means a purpose for economic or financial
gain.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3306 (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
977a9826338e4474b21fafa3988c6b1ef820ed0f17773c2bac1ecaa7f4f44884
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