O49 Kidnapping [Resulting in Death]
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
- O49
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 346
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 and willfully kidnapped [seized] [confined] [inveigled] [decoyed] [abducted] [carried away] the victim, [victim’s name];
1. the Defendant kidnapped [seized] [confined] [inveigled] [decoyed] [abducted] [carried away] the victim with the intent to collect a ransom, reward, or other benefit and held the victim for that reason; and
2. the victim was willfully transported in interstate or foreign commerce while being kidnapped [seized] [confined] [inveigled] [decoyed] [abducted] [carried away]; or the Defendant traveled in or used the mail or any means, facility, or instrumentality of interstate commerce in kidnapping [seizing] [confining] [inveigling] [decoying] [abducting] [carrying away] the victim or in furtherance of kidnapping the victim; [and
3. the kidnapping resulted in the death of the victim].
Related practice page
Kidnapping and False Imprisonment Defense in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 346
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.