US-CA10 · jury_instructions
10th Cir. Crim. Pattern Jury Instr. 2.39
MISREPRESENTATION OF CITIZENSHIP
18 U.S.C. § 911
The defendant is charged in count ————— with a violation
of 18 U.S.C. section 911.
This law makes it a crime for anyone falsely and willfully to
represent oneself to be a citizen of the United States.
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 stated he was a citizen of the United
States;
Second: the defendant was not a citizen of the United States
at that time; and
Third: the defendant knew he was not a citizen and
deliberately made this false statement with intent to disobey or
disregard the law.
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