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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3901
Manufacturing a Harmful Biological Substance
[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with manufacturing a harmful biological
substance.
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. Without being authorized by law, [name of defendant] unlawfully
[developed/manufactured/possessed] ____________ [specify biological substance listed in §
97-27-11], a harmful biological substance,
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 _____.
Definition(s) in this Instruction:
In this instruction, “harmful biological substance” means a bacteria, virus, or other
microorganism, or a toxic substance derived from or produced by an organism that can be used to
cause death, injury, or disease in humans, animals, or plants.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3901 (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
348399f6ec022b26f8010710eb54d8ca57687d97eb13fae91cb0de801a6cdbf0
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