US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) S10.1
Lesser-Included Offense (Single)
In some cases , a defendant is charged with breaking a law that actually
covers two separate crimes.
A “lesser-included offense” is a crime that isn’t as serious as the other crime
a defendant is charged with.
If you find the Defendant not guilty of the crime charged in Count number
_____, you must determine whether the Defendant is guilty of the lesser -included
offense.
Proof of the lesser -included offense requires proof beyond a reasonable
doubt of the facts necessary to prove the crime charged in Count number _____,
except _____ [list elements not required for the lesser-included offense].
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- 2026-08-20
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- criminal-2026-07
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