US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O26
Instigating or Assisting an Escape
18 U.S.C. § 752(a)
It’s a Federal crime for anyone to instigate an escape or help someone else
escape the lawful custody of a Federal officer.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following
facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) [person named in the indictment] was in the custody of [the
Attorney General][a Federal officer under judicial process]; and
(2) the Defendant knowingly instigated or helped with that person’s
escape or attempt to escape from custody.
“Custody” means the detaining or holding of an individual by a lawful
process or authority.
To “escape” means fleeing or otherwise leaving another’s custody or failing
to return to custody while knowing that a detention is lawful.
Provenance
- Source
- ca11.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- criminal-2025-12
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