US-CA10 · jury_instructions
10th Cir. Crim. Pattern Jury Instr. 3.01
SENTENCING CHOICES AND RESPONSIBILITY
Members of the jury, you have unanimously found the
defendant, [———], guilty of [———] as charged in count [———] of the
indictment. This offense is punishable by death or by
imprisonment for life without possibility of release. The choice
between these alternatives is left exclusively to you. Your
unanimous decision will be binding on the court, and I will impose
sentence on the defendant according to your choice. If you cannot
unanimously agree on the appropriate punishment, I will sentence
the defendant to life imprisonment without possibility of release.
Provenance
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- ca10.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-03
- Edition
- 2026-09-03
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