US-CA6 · jury_instructions
6th Cir. Pattern Crim. Jury Instr. 3.07
VENUE
(1) Now, some of the events that you have heard about happened in other places. There is no requirement that the entire conspiracy take place here in _______. But for you to return a guilty verdict on the conspiracy charge, the government must convince you that either the agreement, or one of the [overt acts] [acts in furtherance] took place here in _______.
(2) Unlike all the other elements that I have described, this is just a fact that the government only has to prove by a preponderance of the evidence. This means the government only has to convince you that it is more likely than not that part of the conspiracy took place here.
(3) Remember that all the other elements I have described must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
Use Note
This instruction should be used when venue is an issue.
Brackets indicate options for the court. If the conspiracy charged does not include an overt act element, the court should use the [acts in furtherance] option.
Provenance
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- ca6.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-19
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- 2026-08-19
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