11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) O58.3

18 U.S.C. § 1503

It’s a Federal crime for anyone to try to influence, intimidate, or impede any

[grand] [petit] juror in Federal Court using [threats or force] [any threatening letter

or communication].

The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following

facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:

(1) the person described in the indictment was a [grand] [petit] juror in

this Court;

(2) the Defendant tried to influence, intimidate, or impede the juror

using [threats or force] [a threatening letter or communication];

[and]

(3) the Defendant did so knowingly[.] [; and]

[(4) the petit juror served in this Court when it heard a [class A] [class

B] felony criminal case.]

To try to “influence, obstruct, or impede” a [grand] [petit] juror is to take

some action to try and sway the juror’s decision or change how the juror performs

or prevent the juror from performing at all. The Government does not have to

prove that the Defendant succeeded in any way. The Government only has to prove

that the Defendant tried to sway the juror or tried to change how the juror

performed or tried to prevent the juror from performing at all.

[A class A felony is any federal criminal offense punishable by life

imprisonment.]

[A class B felony is any federal criminal offense punishable by up to 25

years.]