US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O35.5
Aiding and Abetting: Possessing a Firearm
18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
A Defendant who aids and abets the crime of possessing a firearm in
furtherance of a [violent crime] [drug-trafficking crime] can be found guilty even if
the Defendant did not personally possess the firearm. But to be found guilty on
this basis, the Defendant must have actively participated in the [violent crime]
[drug-trafficking crime] with advance knowledge that another participant would
possess a firearm in furtherance of the [violent crime] [drug-trafficking crime].
Advance knowledge means knowledge at a time when the Defendant chose
to begin or continue the Defendant’s participation in the [violent crime] [drug-trafficking crime]. The Defendant chose to continue the Defendant’s participation
if the Defendant learned of the f irearm and continued to participate. But the
Defendant did not choose to continue to participate if the Defendant learned of the
firearm too late for the Defendant to be reasonably able to walk away
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