US-CA6 · jury_instructions
6th Cir. Pattern Crim. Jury Instr. 2.01A
SEPARATE CONSIDERATION--SINGLE DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE CRIMES
(1) The defendant has been charged with several crimes. The number of charges is no evidence of guilt, and this should not influence your decision in any way. It is your duty to separately consider the evidence that relates to each charge, and to return a separate verdict for each one. For each charge, you must decide whether the government has presented proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of that particular charge.
(2) Your decision on one charge, whether it is guilty or not guilty, should not influence your decision on any of the other charges.
Use Note
Paragraph (2) should be modified when guilt of one charge is a prerequisite for conviction of another charge, as in RICO cases involving predicate offenses.
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- 2026-08-19
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