US-CA3 · jury_instructions
3d Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 3.14
Separate Consideration – Multiple Defendants Charged with the Same
Offenses
The defendants (names) are all charged with (more than one offense) (several
offenses); each offense is charged in a separate count of the indictment. The number
of offenses charged is not evidence of guilt, and this should not influence your
decision in any way. Also, in our system of justice, guilt or innocence is personal
and individual. You must separately consider the evidence against each defendant
on each offense charged, and you must return a separate verdict for each defendant
on each offense. For each defendant and offense, you must decide whether the
government has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the particular defendant is
guilty of the particular offense.
Your decision on any one defendant or any one offense, whether guilty or not
guilty, should not influence your decision on any of the other defendants or offenses.
Each offense and each defendant should be considered separately.
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- 2026-08-19
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