O9 Damage to Religious Property
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
- O9
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 247 (a)(1) & (d)(2)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 128
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 [defaced] [damaged] [destroyed] the real property described in the indictment;
(2) the Defendant did so knowingly and because of the property’s religious character;
(3) the crime was in or affected interstate or foreign commerce;
(4) the person named in the indictment suffered bodily injury as a direct or proximate result of the Defendant’s acts; and
(5) the Defendant used [fire] [an explosive] in committing the crime.
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Official source: Official PDF, page 128
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.