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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 426
Racketeering Activity
Racketeering activity means committing, attempting to commit, agreeing to commit, or
asking or intimidating another person to commit (1) fraud; (2) a violation of the Mississippi
Securities Act; (3) unlawful possession, use, and transportation of explosives; (4) murder; (5)
aggravated assault; (6) kidnapping; (7) robbery; (8) burglary; (9) arson; (10) prostitution; (11)
exploitation of children; (12) a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Law, which is
punishable by more than one (1) year in prison; (13) forgery and counterfeiting; (14) an offense
affecting the administration of justice; or (15) offenses relating to gambling and lotteries.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 426 (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
1e14626fa84e9522a5fc2696f5ffa9817af94fedb898a60804a0cb512f74db66
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