O78 Motor Vehicles: "Carjacking"
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
- O78
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 2119
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 520
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 [took] [attempted to take] a motor vehicle from or in the presence of another;
(2) the Defendant did so [by force and violence] [by intimidation];
(3) the motor vehicle had previously been transported, shipped, or received in interstate or foreign commerce; and
(4) the Defendant intended to cause death or serious bodily harm when the Defendant took the motor vehicle[.] [; and]
[(5) [death] [serious bodily injury] resulted from the commission of the offense.]
Related practice page
Robbery and Carjacking Defense in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 520
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.