Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3506

[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with false personation.

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 [represented/personated] [himself/herself] falsely to be [name

of person]; and

3. [Name of defendant] using [name of person]’s name:

A. Married [name of person]; or

B. Acted as a [bail/surety] for [name of person] in a [civil/criminal] proceeding before

[name of court or officer authorized to accept bails or surety]; or

C. [Admitted/Confessed] to _______________ [describe judgment to which the

defendant admitted]; or

D. Acknowledged ________________ [describe the conveyance of real estate or other

instrument that which is required by law to be recorded]; or

E. Acted in a way during ______________ [specify the suit, proceeding, or prosecution]

that would make [name of person] financially responsible for __________ [specify debt,

damages, costs, or sums of money]; or

F. Acted in a way during ______________ [specify the suit, proceeding, or prosecution]

that affected [name of person]’s legal rights,

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 ___.