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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3902
Causing a Hoax about Exposure to a Harmful Substance or Device
[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with causing a hoax about exposure to 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. [Name of defendant] unlawfully _____________ [describe the defendant's alleged actions],
intending to make [name of person(s)] falsely believe that [he/she/they] had been exposed to
____________ [specify substance or device listed in § 97-27-12], a harmful
[biological/chemical/radioactive] [substance/device/material],
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.
In this instruction, “harmful biological device” means a device designed or intended to
release a harmful biological substance.
In this instruction, “harmful chemical substance” means a solid, liquid, or gas that
through its chemical or physical properties, along or in combination with one or more other
chemical substances, can be used to cause death, injury, or disease in humans, animals, or plants.
In this instruction, “harmful chemical device” means a device that is designed or intended
to release a harmful chemical substance.
In this instruction, “harmful radioactive material” means material that is radioactive and
that can be used to cause death, injury, or disease in humans, animals, or growing plants by its
radioactivity.
In this instruction, “harmful radioactive device” means a device that is designed or
intended to release a harmful radioactive material.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 3902 (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
75d274b50b709277341fed2931185b97888f961cea2f5152f356831118fd560f
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