Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 5023

[Name of defendant] is charged in count ___ with an offense against intellectual property.

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 and unlawfully [destroyed/inserted/modified/changed]

intellectual property, without [consent/permission];

OR

2B. [Name of defendant] intentionally and unlawfully [disclosed/used/copied/took/accessed]

intellectual property, without [consent/permission]; and

3. The damage or loss caused to the intellectual property was valued at $100.00 or more,

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, “intellectual property” means data, computer programs, computer

software, copyrighted materials, trade secrets, and confidential or business-related information,

which is stored in, produced by, or designed to be stored or used on a computer, computer

system, or computer network.

In this instruction, “damage” or “loss” means the victim's reasonable costs as a result of

the crime or the interruption of service. “Damage” or “loss” also includes the cost of responding

to a crime; determining how much damage occurred; restoring the data, computer program, or

computer system to its original condition; and any money lost as a result of the crime.