UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CR505
Road map with lesser included offenses.
Count [#] charges the defendant with [_______]. [Lesser offense] is a lesser included offense of that charge. As you deliberate, you must determine whether the defendant is guilty of [the charged offense], guilty of [the lesser offense], or not guilty of either offense. The law does not require you to make these determinations in any particular order. However, you cannot find the defendant guilty of both [the charged offense] and [the lesser offense]. In other words, you can only return one verdict on count [#]: guilty of [the charged offense], guilty of [the lesser offense], or not guilty of either offense.
The elements for [the charged offense] are set forth in Instruction [#].
The elements for [the lesser offense] are set forth in Instruction [#].
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
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