O76.4 Bank Robbery (Subsection (e) Only - Alleged in a Separate Count)
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
- O76.4
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 2113(e)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 515
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
It’s a separate Federal crime for anyone while [committing the crime described in Count _____ of the indictment] [avoiding or attempting to avoid being arrested for committing the crime described in Count _____ of the indictment] to force any person to accompany [him] [her] without the person’s consent. So if you find beyond a reasonable doubt that the Defendant [committed the bank robbery as described in Count _____] [avoided or attempted to avoid being arrested for committing the crime described in Count _____], you may find the Defendant guilty of this crime also if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) while [committing the bank robbery] [attempting to avoid being arrested for committing the bank robbery], the Defendant forced at least one person to accompany [him] [her]; and
(2) the other person or people did not voluntarily consent to accompany the Defendant.
Related practice page
Federal Bank Robbery & Postal Robbery in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 515
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.