THE SHELLOW COLLECTION
Jury Instructions By James M. Shellow of Wisconsin
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Disorderly Conduct

    1.    Jury Must Unanimously Agree As To The Specific Conduct Or Course Of Conduct 
           The Defendant Engaged In

THE SHELLOW COLLECTION
Jury Instructions By James M. Shellow of Wisconsin

1.    Jury Must Unanimously Agree As To The Specific Conduct Or Course Of Conduct The Defendant Engaged In

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    You are instructed that before you may return a verdict of guilty as to [the] [either] defendant on the charge of disorderly conduct, you must agree unanimously as to the specific conduct or course of conduct [physical acts or language], which the defendant __________ (name of defendant) engaged in [and the specific conduct or course of conduct [physical acts or language] which __________ (name of co-defendant) engaged in]; if and only if you are able to agree unanimously as to a specific instance of conduct or course of conduct for [the] [each] defendant, you must then proceed to determine unanimously whether such conduct constitutes disorderly conduct as I have defined it for you.

State v. Jefferson, No. 2-219947 (Cir. Court, Milwaukee Co.).