O55 Mailing Obscene Material
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
- O55
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1461
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 397
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 sent or caused to be sent certain material using the United States mail;
(2) when the material was mailed, the Defendant knew the general nature of the material’s content; and
(3) the material was legally obscene.
Related practice page
Federal Obscenity Charges in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 397
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.