PATTERN CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS, 6TH CIRCUIT (2005
Edition with April 23, 2008 Updates)
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April 23, 2008 Updates (covering law through December 31, 2007)
The Committee modified the provisions listed below after the publication of the 2005 edition of the manual. As of the date indicated, the instructions posted on the website include these changes. The Committee has also made some conforming and technical changes.
Brief Description of April 23, 2008 Changes
| Instruction | Title | List and Brief Description of Changes Made |
| Introduction | Updated with cases on persuasive value of unpublished opinions | |
| 3.10 | Pinkerton Liability for Substantive Offenses Committed by Others | Use note and commentary updated with U.S. v. Budd |
| 4.01 | Aiding and Abetting | Commentary updated with U.S. v. Gardner |
| 6.09 | Entrapment by Estoppel | Instruction and commentary are new |
| 7.03 | Opinion Testimony | Text of instruction, use note and commentary amended to reflect U.S. v. Johnson and commentary amended to add U.S. v. Cobbs |
| 7.12A | Secondary-Evidence Summaries Admitted in Evidence | Text of instruction, use note and commentary amended to reflect U.S. v. Vasilakos |
| 7.14 | Flight, Concealment of Evidence, False Exculpatory Statements | Commentary updated with U.S. v. Swain |
| 8.03B | Unanimity Not Required – Means | Commentary updated with U.S. v. Budd and U.S. v. Zalman |
| Introduction | Chapter 10 Instructions | Updated with U.S. v. McAuliffe |
| 10.01 | Mail Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1341) | Commentary updated with U.S. v. McAuliffe |
| 10.02 | Wire Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343) | Commentary updated with U.S. v. McAuliffe |
| 10.03 | Bank Fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1344) | Commentary updated with U.S. v. McAuliffe |
| 11.06 | Money Laundering – Engaging in Monetary Transactions in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activity (18 U.S.C. § 1957) | Commentary updated with U.S. v. Rayborn |
| 12.01 | Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)) | Commentary updated with U.S. v. Holloway |
| 12.02 | Using or Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence or Drug Trafficking Crime (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(I)) | Text of instruction and commentary amended to reflect Watson v. U.S. |
| 12.03 | Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence or Drug Trafficking Crime (18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(I)) | Commentary updated with U.S. v. Paige |
| Chapter 13 | False Statements to the United States Government | Chapter is new |
| 13.01 | Concealing a Material Fact in a Matter within the Jurisdiction of the United States Government | Instruction and commentary are new |
| 13.02 | Making a False Statement in a Matter within the Jurisdiction of the United States Government | Instruction and commentary are new |
| 13.03 | Making or Using a False Writing in a Matter within the Jurisdiction of the United States Government | Instruction and commentary are new |