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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 5019

Interfering with an Identity Theft Investigation by Bribery, Force, or Intimidation

activein force · 2012-06-30 – presentas-observed

[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with interfering with an identity theft

investigation by bribery, force, or intimidation.

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] [intentionally/knowingly/willfully] and unlawfully

[endeavored/tried/worked] to [obstruct/delay/prevent] the communication of information which

related to an identity theft investigation under ______________ [specify (1) Section 97-9-79,

which related to false information; (2) Section 97-19-83, which related to fraud by mail or other

means of communication; (3) Section 97-19-85, which related to the fraudulent use of a social

security number, credit card number, debit card number, or other identifying information; or (4)

Section 97-45-19, which related to obtaining personal identity information of another person

without authorization] to [name of person], an [agent/employee] of the Office of the Attorney

General, by using [bribery/force/intimidation];

OR

2B. [Name of defendant] unlawfully injured another person in order to prevent the

communication of information which related to an identity theft investigation under

______________ [specify (1) Section 97-9-79, which related to false information; (2) Section

97-19-83, which related to fraud by mail or other means of communication; (3) Section

97-19-85, which related to the fraudulent use of a social security number, credit card number,

debit card number, or other identifying information; or (4) Section 97-45-19, which related to

obtaining personal identity information of another person without authorization];

OR

2C. [Name of defendant] unlawfully injured [name of victim] because [name of victim] gave

information which related to an identity theft investigation under ______________ [specify (1)

Section 97-9-79, which related to false information; (2) Section 97-19-83, which related to fraud

by mail or other means of communication; (3) Section 97-19-85, which related to the fraudulent

use of a social security number, credit card number, debit card number, or other identifying

information; or (4) Section 97-45-19, which related to obtaining personal identity information of

another person without authorization],

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 _____.

History

Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 5019 (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
65553e3451ba15bb4dbc3d6907921839492e1284e7baeee04004fe453f410809
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