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5th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 2.95D
ACQUISITION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY
MISREPRESENTATION
21 U.S.C. § 843(a)(3)
Title 21, United States Code, Section 843(a)(3), makes it a crime for anyone to knowingly
or intentionally acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud,
forgery, deception, or subterfuge.
________________ ( list controlled substance ) is a controlled substance within the
meaning of this law.
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 defendant knowingly or intentionally acquired or obtained possession of a
controlled substance;
Second: That the defendant acquired or obtained possession of the controlled substance by
misrepresentation [fraud] [forgery] [deception] [subterfuge]; and
Third: That the misrepresentation [fraud] [forgery] [deception] [subterfuge] was material.
A misrepresentation [fraud] [forgery] [deception] [subterfuge] is material if it has a natural
tendency to influence, or is capable of influencing, the decision of the person or entity to which it
was addressed.
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