5th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 2.90

18 U.S.C. § 2315 (FIRST PARAGRAPH)

Title 18, United States Code, Section 2315, makes it a crime for anyone knowingly to

receive, conceal, sell, or dispose of stolen property which has a value of $5,000 or more and which

has crossed a state or United States boundary.

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 the property named in the indictment was stolen [unlawfully taken or

converted];

Second: That such property had crossed a state or United States boundary after being stolen

[unlawfully taken or converted];

Third: That the defendant received [concealed] [sold] [disposed of] items of the stolen

property;

Fourth: That the defendant knew the property was stolen [unlawfully taken or converted]

at the time the defendant received [concealed] [sold] [disposed of] it; and

Fifth: That such items had a value of $5,000 or more.

Before a defendant can be convicted of the offense charged, the government must prove

beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knew that the property had been stolen, but it is not

required to prove that the defendant knew that the property had crossed a state or United States

boundary after being stolen.

“Property” means goods, wares, merchandise, securities, or money.

The term “value” means the face, par, or market value, whichever is the greatest [and the

aggregate value of all goods, wares, merchandise, securities, and money referred to in a single

indictment shall constitute the value thereof].