US-CA3 · jury_instructions
3d Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 5.08
Recklessly
The offense(s) of (state offense or offenses that include recklessly) charged in the
indictment require(s) that the government prove that (name of defendant) acted
“recklessly.” This means that the government must prove beyond a reasonable
doubt (1) that (name) was aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk of a fact or
circumstance required for the offense or that the result required for the offense
would be caused by (his) (her) actions; and (2) that (name) consciously disregarded
that risk
Specifically, in this case the government must prove beyond a reasonable
doubt:
First: That (name) was aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk of (state
the fact or circumstance the risk of which defendant must be aware) or that (his)
(her) actions would cause (state the result the risk of which the defendant must be
aware); and
Second: That (name) consciously disregarded that risk.
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- 2026-08-19
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