US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 20.32
Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor (18 U.S.C. § 1470)
The defendant is charged in [Count ____ of] the indictment with Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor in violation of Section 1470 of Title 18 of the United States Code. For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, the defendant knowingly transferred [name the material charged in the indictment];
Second, the defendant transferred [name the material charged in the indictment] to an individual less than sixteen years old;
Third, the defendant knew the other individual was less than sixteen years old;
Fourth, the defendant knew at the time of the transfer the content, character, and nature of the material;
Fifth, [name the material charged in the indictment] is obscene; and
Sixth, the defendant knowingly used the [mail]; [any means or facility of interstate commerce] to transfer [name the material charged in the indictment].
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