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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3519
Fraud Relating to a State or Federally Funded Assistance Program - Fails to Disclose Fact
[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with fraud relating to a state or federally
funded assistance program.
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] [intentionally/knowingly] and unlawfully failed to disclose [a/an]
[material/important] fact used in determining [name of defendant]’s qualifications to receive aid,
benefits, or services under __________ [specify the state or federally funded assistance program]
by ______________________ [describe defendant's alleged actions including false statement,
misrepresentation, impersonation, or other fraudulent means];
OR
2B. [Name of defendant] [intentionally/knowingly] and unlawfully failed to disclose a change in
circumstances in order to [obtain/get] or continue to receive aid, benefits, or services under
__________ [specify the state or federally funded assistance program] ________________
[specify (1) to which [name of defendant] was not entitled to receive or (2) in an amount larger
than what [name of defendant] was entitled to receive], by ______________________ [describe
defendant's alleged actions including false statement, misrepresentation, impersonation, or other
fraudulent means];
OR
2C. [Name of defendant] [intentionally/knowingly] and unlawfully
[aided/abetted/assisted/helped] [name of person] to fail to disclose a change in circumstances in
order for [name of person] to [obtain/get] or continue to receive aid, benefits, or services under
__________ [specify the state or federally funded assistance program] _______________
[specify (1) to which [name of person] was not entitled to receive or (2) in an amount larger than
what [name of person] was entitled to receive],
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 3519 (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
6c3501710d1f2727580dc819464632b1440493ecd2bdde9cbd2a137a54bf8455
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