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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3728
Money Laundering - Transferring Proceeds from Unlawful Activity
[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with money laundering.
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] unlawfully [transported/carried/transmitted/sent/transferred/attempted
to transport, carry, transmit, send, or transfer] __________ [specify money, funds, or monetary
instrument] ________________________ [specify (1) from a place in Mississippi to or through a
place outside Mississippi or (2) to a place inside Mississippi from or through a place outside
Mississippi], intending to promote the carrying on of unlawful activity, specifically
_____________ [specify unlawful activity];
OR
2B. [Name of defendant] unlawfully [transported/carried/transmitted/sent/transferred/attempted
to transport, carry, transmit, send, or transfer] __________ [specify money, funds, or monetary
instrument] ________________________ [specify (1) from a place in Mississippi to or through a
place outside Mississippi or (2) to a place inside Mississippi from or through a place outside
Mississippi], knowing that the __________ [specify money, funds, or monetary instrument]
involved in the transportation represented the proceeds from some form of unlawful activity,
specifically _____________ [specify unlawful activity], and knowing that the transportation was
designed to [conceal/hide/disguise] the [nature/location/source/ownership/control] of the
proceeds of the unlawful activity;
OR
2C. [Name of defendant] unlawfully [transported/carried/transmitted/sent/transferred/attempted
to transport, carry, transmit, send, or transfer] __________ [specify money, funds, or monetary
instrument] ________________________ [specify (1) from a place in Mississippi to or through a
place outside Mississippi or (2) to a place inside Mississippi from or through a place outside
Mississippi], knowing that the __________ [specify money, funds, or monetary instrument]
involved in the transportation represented the proceeds from some form of unlawful activity,
specifically _____________ [specify unlawful activity], and knowing that the transportation was
designed to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under federal or state law,
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 ___.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3728 (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
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- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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