US-CA3 · jury_instructions
3d Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 1.15
Separate Consideration – Multiple Defendants Charged with a Single
Offense
The defendants (names) are all charged with one offense. In our system of
justice, however, guilt or innocence is personal and individual. You must
separately consider the evidence against each defendant, and you must return a
separate verdict for each defendant. For each defendant, you must decide
whether the government has proved that particular defendant guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt.
Your decision on one defendant, whether guilty or not guilty, should not
influence your decision on any of the other defendants. Each defendant should
be considered individually.
Provenance
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- ca3.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-19
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- 2026-08-19
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