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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 503
Entrapment
The defendant in this case has asserted the affirmative defense of entrapment. The
defendant has the burden of proving this defense by clear and convincing evidence. This is a
lesser standard than proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
The defendant must establish by clear and convincing evidence that:
1. The law enforcement officer(s) came up with the idea of committing the crime and not the
defendant;
2. The law enforcement officer(s) encouraged the defendant to commit the crime; and
3. The defendant was not inclined to commit the crime until the law enforcement officer(s)
[induced/encouraged] the defendant to commit the crime.
If the defendant has proved by clear and convincing evidence the above listed facts, then
you must find the defendant not guilty of _____________________ [specify crime charged].
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Criminal 503 (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
29c7722a1b1ef864e24bce613486f4bf16f11867f09cd31d7983ff3b06c238c0
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