O25 Escape
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.
- Instruction
- O25
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 751(a)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 199
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant knowingly escaped from custody; and
(2) at the time, the Defendant was in a Federal officer’s custody after a lawful arrest or under judicial process issued by a Federal judicial officer.
Related practice page
Official source: Official PDF, page 199
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.