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9.29 Illegal Use of Communication Facility

9.29 ILLEGAL USE OF COMMUNICATIONFACILITY
(21 U.S.C. § 843(b))

The defendant is charged in [Count _____ of] the indictment with illegal use of a communication facility in violation of Section 843(b) of Title 21 of the United States Code. In order for the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knowingly or intentionally used [a telephone] [the mail] [a radio] [a wire] to help bring about [specify illegal act or acts] as charged in [Count _____ of] the indictment].

Comment

For a definition of "knowingly," see Instruction 5.7 (Knowingly—Defined). 

Approved 3/2018

File: 
File 9.29_criminal_12-2019.wpd [1]

Source URL: https://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/node/438

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[1] https://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/sites/default/files/WPD/9.29_criminal_12-2019.wpd