US-CA10 · jury_instructions
10th Cir. Crim. Pattern Jury Instr. 2.30
UNLAWFUL IMPORTATION 18 U.S.C. § 545 (SECOND
PARAGRAPH)
The defendant is charged in count ————— with a violation
of 18 U.S.C. section 545.
This law makes it a crime for anyone [knowingly]
[fraudulently] to import merchandise (that is, to bring
merchandise or to cause it to be brought) into the United States
contrary to law.
T o fi n d t h e d e f e n d a n t g u i l t y o f t h i s c r i m e y o u m u s t b e
convinced that the government has proved each of the following
beyond a reasonable doubt:
First: the defendant imported [describe merchandise] into the
United States;
Second: the defendant’s importation was contrary to law
[describe law(s) in detail]; and
Third: the defendant knew the importation was contrary to
law.
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