O77 Armed Postal/U.S. Property Robbery
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
- O77
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 2114(a)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 517
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 intentionally [took] [attempted to take] from the person or the presence of the person described in the indictment any mail matter or any other money or any other property of the United States then in the lawful charge, control or custody of that person;
(2) the Defendant took the property against the victim’s will, [by means of force and violence] [by means of intimidation]; and
(3) while [committing] [attempting to commit] the robbery, the Defendant [wounded the person described in the indictment] [jeopardized the life of the person described in the indictment by using a dangerous weapon].
Related practice page
Federal Bank Robbery & Postal Robbery in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 517
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.