US-CA3 · jury_instructions
3d Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 1.11
Nature of the Indictment
The government has charged the defendant (name) with violating federal
law, specifically (state the offense(s) charged). The charge(s) against (name) (is)
(are) contained in the indictment. An indictment is just the formal way of
specifying the exact crime(s) the defendant is accused of committing. An
indictment is simply a description of the charge(s) against a defendant. It is an
accusation only. An indictment is not evidence of anything, and you should not
give any weight to the fact that (name) has been indicted in making your decision
in this case.
Provenance
- Source
- ca3.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-19
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
- Content hash
711780c8473db00911b144418910592d705e246436488e1144a240bf1d8d18d0
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