5th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 2.63C

18 U.S.C. §§ 1503(a), 1503(b)

Title 18, United States Code, Section 1503(a), makes it a crime for anyone to corruptly

endeavor to influence [intimidate] [impede] any petit [grand] juror of a federal court.

For you to find the defendant guilty of this crime, you must be convinced that the

government has proved each of the following beyond a reasonable doubt:

First: That ________________ (name juror) was a petit [grand] juror of a federal court;

Second: That the defendant endeavored to influence [intimidate] [impede] the juror in the

discharge of his [her] duty as a petit [grand] juror; and

Third: That the defendant acted “corruptly,” that is, knowingly and dishonestly, with the

specific intent to subvert or undermine the integrity of the court proceeding in which the juror

served.

The term “endeavor” includes all conduct aimed at influencing, intimidating, and impeding

jurors. Success of the endeavor is not an element of the crime. For there to be an endeavor, the

defendant must have knowingly acted in a way that obstructed or had the natural and prob able

effect of obstructing justice from being duly administered.

It is not necessary for the government to prove the juror was swayed or changed or

prevented in any way, but only that the defendant corruptly tried to do so.