US-CA3 · jury_instructions
3d Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 4.30
Consciousness of Guilt (Flight, Concealment, Use of an Alias, etc.)
You have heard testimony that after the crime was supposed to have been
committed, (name of defendant) (describe the conduct proven; e.g., shaved his beard
and cut his hair, went to Los Angeles).
If you believe that (name of defendant) (describe the conduct proven), then you
may consider this conduct, along with all the other evidence, in deciding whether the
government has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that (he)(she) committed the
crime charged. This conduct may indicate that (he)(she) thought (he)(she) was guilty
of the crime charged and was trying to avoid punishment. On the other hand,
sometimes an innocent person may (describe the conduct proven) for some other
reason. Whether or not this evidence causes you to find that the defendant was
conscious of (his)(her) guilt of the crime charged, and whether that indicates that
(he)(she) committed the crime charged, is entirely up to you as the sole judges of the
facts.
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- 2026-08-19
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