O90 Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Against Person or Property in the United States

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Instruction
O90
Statute
18 U.S.C. § 2332(a)(2)
Edition
Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
Official source
Official PDF, page 633

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 [used] [threatened to use] [attempted to use] [conspired to use] a weapon of mass destruction against any person or property within the United States;

(2) the Defendant did not have lawful authority to use the weapon of mass destruction; and

(3) [the mail or any facility of interstate or foreign commerce was used to further the offense] [the property was used in interstate or foreign commerce or in an activity that affects interstate or foreign commerce] [any perpetrator traveled in or caused another to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to further the offense] [the offense, or the results of the offense, affected interstate or foreign commerce] [the offense would have affected interstate or foreign commerce].

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Terrorism, WMD & Material Support Charges in Miami

Official source: Official PDF, page 633

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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