US-CA9 · jury_instructions
9th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 8.2
Assault on Federal Officer or Employee [With a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon] [Which Inflicts Bodily Injury] (18 U.S.C. § 111(b))
The defendant is charged in [Count _______ of] the indictment with assault on a federal officer in violation of Section 111(b) 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, the defendant forcibly assaulted [name of federal officer or employee];
Second, the defendant did so while [name of federal officer or employee] was engaged in, or on account of [his] [her] official duties; and
Third, the defendant [used a deadly or dangerous weapon] [inflicted bodily injury].
There is a forcible assault when one person intentionally strikes another, or willfully attempts to inflict injury on another, or intentionally threatens another coupled with an apparent ability to inflict injury on another which causes a reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.
[A [specify weapon] is a deadly or dangerous weapon if it is used in a way that is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.]
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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