US-CA8 · jury_instructions
8th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 11.02
General Verdict—with Lesser-Included Offense
VERDICT
We, the jury, find Defendant (name) ____________________ [guilty/not guilty] of the crime of (insert brief description, e.g., “possession with intent to distribute __________”) [as charged in Count _____ of the Indictment] [under Instruction No. _____].
__________________________________________
Foreperson
______________________________
[Date]
Note: If you unanimously find Defendant (name) guilty of the above crime, have your foreperson write “guilty” in the above blank space, sign and date this verdict form. Do not consider the following verdict form.
If you unanimously find Defendant (name) not guilty of the above charge, have your foreperson write “not guilty” in the above blank space. You then must consider whether the defendant is guilty of (specify lesser-included offense) on the following verdict form.
If you are unable to reach a unanimous decision on the above charge, leave the space blank and decide whether the defendant is guilty of (specify lesser-included offense) on the following verdict form.
[LESSER-INCLUDED OFFENSE]1
We, the jury, find Defendant (name) ____________________ [guilty/not guilty] of the crime of (insert brief description, e.g., “possession of __________”) [as charged in Count _____ of the Indictment] [under Instruction No. _____].
__________________________________________
Foreperson
______________________________
[Date]
Provenance
- Source
- juryinstructions.ca8.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-19
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
- Content hash
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