US-CA5 · jury_instructions
5th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 1.34
ATTEMPT
It is a crime for anyone to attempt to commit a violation of certain specified laws of the
United States. In this case, the defendant is charged with attempting to __________ (describe the
substantive offense alleged in the indictment , e.g., possess with intent to distribute a controlled
substance).
The elements of __________ ( describe substantive offense ) are: __________ ( give
required elements unless they are already given elsewhere in the charge).
For you to find the defendant guilty of attempting to commit _________________
(describe substantive offense), you must be convinced that the government has proved each of the
following beyond a reasonable doubt:
First: That the defendant intended to commit _______________ (describe the substantive
offense); and
Second: That the defendant did an act that constitutes a substantial step towards the
commission of that crime and that strongly corroborates the defendant ’s criminal intent and
amounts to more than mere preparation.
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- 2026-08-19
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- 2026-08-19
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