O68.2 Possession of Contraband by a Federal Prisoner
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
- O68.2
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(2)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 449
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 was an inmate of a Federal prison or correctional facility at the time stated in the indictment;
(2) at the time, the Defendant knowingly [made] [possessed] [acquired] the object described in the indictment; and
(3) the object was a forbidden object.
Related practice page
Contraband in Federal Prison (18 U.S.C. s. 1791)
Official source: Official PDF, page 449
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.