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Manual of Model Criminal Jury Instructions
Instructions noted below reflect new or modified instructions after the 2010 edition of the manual was posted
online on August 5, 2010.

The following instruction was modified 9/10: 8.142
The following instruction was modified 9/10: 9.9
The following instruction was modified 1/11: 9.19
The following instructions (Comment only) were modified 4/11: 3.15, 4.10, 6.8, 8.71, 8.72, 8.107, 9.1
The following instructions were modified 4/11: 8.147, 8.148, 8.149, 9.9
The following instructions (Comment only) were modified 7/11: 6.10, 8.65, 8.113, 9.6
The following instructions were modified 7/11: 8.40, 8.142
The following instructions (Comment only) were modified 1/12: 6.2, 7.7, 8.142, 8.147, 8.151, 8.154
The following instruction was added 1/12: 8.142A
The following instruction was modified 1/12: 8.183
The following instructions were modified 8/12: 8.47, 8.123, 8.125, 8.126, 8.138, 9.31, 9.44
The following instruction was added 8/12: 2.8A
The following instruction (Comment only) was modified 8/12: 8.124
The following instructions were modified 12/12: 8.3, 8.4, 8.100
The following instructions were added 12/12: 7.10, 7.11, 7.12
The following instructions (Comment only) were modified 12/12: 5.5, 9.15, 9.42
The following instructions were modified 4/13: 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.11, 8.24, 8.151, 9.28
The following instruction was added 4/13: 8.47A
The following instructions (Comment only) were modified 4/13: 5.7, 8.65, 8.149, 8.150


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Section
Show details for -- Introduction-- Introduction
Show details for -- Jury Instruction Numbers Conversion Table-- Jury Instruction Numbers Conversion Table
Show details for -- Table of Contents-- Table of Contents
Show details for 1. Preliminary Instructions1. Preliminary Instructions
Show details for 2. Instructions in the Course of Trial2. Instructions in the Course of Trial
Show details for 3. Instructions at End of Case3. Instructions at End of Case
Show details for 4. Consideration of Particular Evidence4. Consideration of Particular Evidence
Show details for 5. Responsibility5. Responsibility
Show details for 6. Specific Defenses6. Specific Defenses
Show details for 7. Jury Deliberations7. Jury Deliberations
Show details for 8. Offenses Under Title 188. Offenses Under Title 18
Show details for 9. Offenses Under Other Titles9. Offenses Under Other Titles
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