O89 Sale or Receipt of Stolen Property (First Paragraph)

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Instruction
O89
Statute
18 U.S.C. § 2315
Edition
Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
Official source
Official PDF, page 631

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 [received] [possessed] [concealed] [stored] [bartered] [sold] [disposed of] stolen property as described in the indictment;

(2) the property crossed a State or United States boundary after it was unlawfully converted, or unlawfully taken;

(3) the Defendant knew the property had been stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken; and

(4) the property had a value of at least $5,000.

Related practice page

Cargo Theft & Interstate Stolen Property in Miami

Official source: Official PDF, page 631

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.

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