US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 23.12
Possession of Stolen Mail (18 U.S.C. § 1708)
The defendant is charged in [Count _______ of] the indictment with possession of stolen mail in violation of Section 1708 of Title 18 of the United States Code. For the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, [a letter] [a postal card] [a package] [a bag] [mail] was stolen from the [mail] [post office] [letter box] [private mailbox] [mail receptacle] [mail route] [authorized depository for mail matter] [letter or mail carrier].
Second, the defendant possessed the [letter] [postal card] [package] [bag] [mail] [or specify an article or thing contained therein]; and
Third, the defendant knew that the [letter] [postal card] [package] [bag] [mail] was stolen.
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