US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O35.9
Discharge of Firearm
18 U.S.C. § 924(c)
If you find the Defendant guilty of using or carrying a firearm during and
in relation to a [crime of violence/drug trafficking crime], you must then
determine whether the firearm was discharged, even accidentally. [To aid and
abet the possession or carrying of a firearm that was discharged, the Defendant
need not have advance knowledge that the discharge would occur.]
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- ca11.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- criminal-2021-08
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