Manual of Model Criminal Jury Instructions

The 2022 print edition of the Manual of Model Criminal Jury Instructions is current only as to instructions approved by the Committee as of March 2022. The jury instructions on this page include instructions that have been added or revised since that time and are current as of June 2024. Instructions that have been added or revised online after March 2022 are noted in the "Revisions" link below.

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• Revisions
• Introduction
• Jury Instruction Numbers Conversion Table
• 1. Preliminary Instructions
• 2. Instructions During Course of Trial
• 3. Consideration of Particular Evidence
• 4. Responsibility
• 5. Specific Defenses
• 6. Jury Deliberations
• 7. Alien Offenses
• 8. Assault and Threat Offenses
• 9. Bank Robbery and Hobbs Act Offenses
• 10. Bribery
• 11. Conspiracy
• 12. Controlled Substances Offenses
• 13. Counterfeiting
• 14. Firearms and Explosives
• 15. Fraud, Access Device, and Computer Offenses
• 16. Homicide
• 17. Kidnapping
• 18. Money Laundering and Racketeering Offenses
• 19. Obstruction of Justice
• 20. Sexual Abuse, Sexual Exploitation, and Child Pornography Offenses
• 21. Smuggling
• 22. Tax and Bulk Smuggling Offenses
• 23. Theft and Stolen Property Offenses
• 24. Other Offenses