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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3729
Money Laundering - Property 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 [conducted/carried out/attempted to conduct/attempted to
carry out] a financial transaction involving _________________________ [specify (1) property
represented by a law enforcement officer to be the proceeds of unlawful activity or (2) property
used to conduct or facilitate unlawful activity], intending to promote the carrying on of unlawful
activity, specifically _____________ [specify unlawful activity];
OR
2B. [Name of defendant] unlawfully [conducted/carried out/attempted to conduct/attempted to
carry out] a financial transaction involving _________________________ [specify (1) property
represented by a law enforcement officer to be the proceeds of unlawful activity or (2) property
used to conduct or facilitate unlawful activity], intending to [conceal/hide/disguise] the
[nature/location/source/ownership/control] of property believed to be the proceeds of unlawful
activity, specifically _____________ [specify unlawful activity];
OR
2C. [Name of defendant] unlawfully [conducted/carried out/attempted to conduct/attempted to
carry out] a financial transaction involving _________________________ [specify (1) property
represented by a law enforcement officer to be the proceeds of unlawful activity or (2) property
used to conduct or facilitate unlawful activity], intending 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 3729 (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
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