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Model Criminal Jury Charges

Last Updated: 10/01/01

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FILENAME SIZE DATE DESCRIPTION
ALARM.1 7120 10-17-88 False Public Alarms
ARSON.1 9533 02-20-80 Aggravated Arson
ARSON.2 8690 02-20-80 Arson
ARSON.3 5450 02-20-80 First Degree Arson
ASSAULT.1 5314 04-30-90 Simple Assault-Lesser Included
ASSAULT.2 10231 06-20-96 Aggravated Assault-Serious Bodily Injury
ASSAULT.3 17431 10-17-88 Aggravated Assault-Bodily Injury with Deadly Weapon
ASSAULT.4 7867 01-12-82 Aggravated Assault
ASSAULT.5 10697 11-05-79 Aggravated Assault-Upon Law Enforcement Officer
ASSAULT.6 10683 06-20-96 Aggravated Assault - Significant Bodily Injury
ASSAULT.7 8586 04-09-98 Leaving the scene of an Accident Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
BADCHECK.1 7707 10-17-88 Bad Checks
BAILJUMP.1 15926 01-18-83 Bail Jumping
BRIBERY.1 9916 06-12-89 Bribery in Official and Political Matters (Giver)
BRIBERY.2 9931 06-12-89 Bribery in Official and Political Matters (Recipient)
BURGLARY.1 16319 04-13-98 Burglary 3rd Degree
BURGLARY.2 23134 01-16-98 Burglary 2nd Degree
CARJACK.1 8403 01-27-97 Carjacking
CAUSINJ.1 5938 05-05-82 Causing Widespread Injury or Damage
CAUSINJ.2 5033 05-05-82 Causing Widespread Injury or Damage
CAUSINJ.3 6847 05-05-82 Causing Widespread Injury or Damage
CAUSINJ.4 7884 05-05-82 Failure to Prevent Injury or Damage
CDS.001 8746 06-14-96 Leader of Drug Trafficking Network
CDS.002 5361 02-03-92 Maintain CDS Facility
CDS.003 9944 01-06-92 Possession of CDS with Intent to Distribute
CDS.004 12242 10-17-88 Manufacturing of a CDS
CDS.005 9164 10-17-88 Distribution of a CDS
CDS.006 10942 02-03-92 Supplemental CDS Charge (Quantity)
CDS.007 6020 10-17-88 Verdict Sheet CDS
CDS.008 14335 10-17-88 Employing a Juvenile in a Drug Distribution Scheme
CDS.009 6586 01-06-92 Possession with Intent to Distribute CDS Near or on School Property
CDS.010 6313 01-06-92 Distributing or Dispensing CDS Near or on School Property
CDS.011 16985 10-17-88 Unlawful Possession of a CDS
CDS.012 16628 03-19-90 Possession of an Imitation CDS with Intent to Distribute
CDS.013 17302 03-19-90 Distribution of an Imitation CDS
CDS.014 6136 10-17-88 Obtaining a CDS by Fraud
CDS.015 24663 03-26-98 Strict Liability for Drug Induced Deaths
COMPOUND.1 9337 05-05-82 Compounding
CONTEMPT.1 8600 10-17-88 Contempt
CORJURY.1 12658 04-30-90 Corrupting or Influencing a Jury
CRIMMIS.1 7929 10-17-88 Criminal Mischief - Purposely or Knowingly
CRIMMIS.2 14944 10-17-88 Criminal Mischief - Recklessly or Negligently
CRIMREST.1 5983 03-30-82 Criminal Restraint 13-2a
CRIMREST.2 5259 03-30-82 Criminal Restraint 13-2b
CRIMTRES.1 9965 04-13-98 Criminal Trespass
DISARM.1 15034 04-02-98 Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer (Where defendant takes control over weapon)
DISARM.2 16028 04-02-98 Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer (Where defendant attempts to take control over weapon)
DEFACE.1 5804 06-20-96 Defacement or Damage of Property by by Placement
DOMVIOL.1 9855 10-06-97 Violation of a Order Under The Prevention of Domestic Violence Act
ELUDEOFF.1 9501 12-02-97 Eluding an Officer
ENDWELF.1 9087 05-24-93 Endangering the Welfare of a Child Second Degree (Legal Duty)
ENDWELF.2 6141 05-24-93 Endangering the Welfare of a Child Third Degree (No Legal Duty)
ENDWELF.3 15526 02-26-90 Endangering the Welfare of a Child
ESCAPE.1 12062 10-17-88 Escape
ESCAPE.2 11101 01-22-86 Permitting Escape - Public Servant
ESCAPE.3 10403 01-22-86 Causing or Facilitating Escape
ESCAPE.4 13750 01-22-86 Escape Implements - Inmate Providing
ESCAPE.5 13812 01-22-86 Escape Implements - Introducing into Institution or Providing Inmate
ESCAPE.6 11089 01-22-86 Providing an Inmate with Contraband
FORGERY.1 9425 10-17-88 Forgery
FORGERY.2 7094 10-17-88 Possession of Forgery Devices - "Makes"
FORGERY.3 6577 10-17-88 Possession of Forgery Devices - "Possession"
GAMBLE.1 10265 10-17-88 Promoting Gambling
GAMBLE.2 9752 03-09-90 Promoting Gambling
GAMBLE.3 14530 10-17-88 Possession of Gambling Records
HINDER.1 10096 02-24-82 Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution 29-3a
HINDER.2 7739 02-24-82 Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution 29-3b
HOMICIDE.1 14404 12-07-92 Attempted Murder
HOMICIDE.2 10466 05-20-91 Murder
HOMICIDE.3 22793 06-14-96 Murder and Aggravated/Reckless Manslaughter
HOMICIDE.4 36212 04-23-98 Murder, Passion Provocation - and Aggravated/Reckless Manslaughter
HOMICIDE.5 13197 01-27-97 Felony Murder - Slayer Participant
HOMICIDE.6 17028 01-27-97 Felony Murder - Non Slayer Participant
HOMICIDE.7 10191 02-03-92 Aggravated Manslaughter
HOMICIDE.8 12187 06-14-96 Reckless Manslaughter
HOMICIDE.9 7335 06-14-96 Death by Auto (or Vessel)
HOMICIDE.10 5091 05-18-98 Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death
INCHOATE.1 11776 06-20-97 Attempt
INCHOATE.2 14404 12-07-92 Attempted Murder
INCHOATE.3 14886 06-19-95 Conspiracy
INCHOATE.4 6103 10-17-88 Conspiracy - Renunciation
JUSTIF.001 10855 10-17-88 Justification - Self Defense in Self Protection
JUSTIF.002 7096 10-17-88 Justification - Self Defense Resisting Arrest
JUSTIF.003 6753 09-06-91 Justification - Use of Force Upon Intruder
JUSTIF.004 5856 10-17-88 Justification - Use of Force in Protection of Others
JUSTIF.005 8392 10-17-88 Justification - Self Defense Use of Force in Defense of Personal Property
JUSTIF.006 14870 12-06-82 Defense of Property
JUSTIF.007 5848 01-18-83 Use of Force in Law Enforcement
JUSTIF.008 5245 01-18-83 Limitations on Use of Force in Law Enforcement
JUSTIF.009 5340 03-30-82 Mistake of Law as to Unlawfulness of Force
JUSTIF.010 3571 03-30-82 Mistake of Law as to Legality of Arrests
JUSTIF.011 5628 03-30-82 Reckless or Negligent Injury or Risk of Injury to Innocent Persons
KIDNAP.1 10040 06-24-91 Kidnapping, 13-1a
KIDNAP.2 13059 06-24-91 Kidnapping, 13-1b
KIDNAP.3 4342 03-27-89 Kidnapping, 13-1c
LIABIL.001 6029 10-17-88 Possession
LIABIL.002 11715 05-22-95 Criminal Liability for Another's Conduct/Complicity - No Lesser-Includeds
LIABIL.02a 16595 05-22-95 Criminal Liability for Another's Conduct/Complicity - Lesser-Includeds
LIABIL.003 6976 10-17-88 Conspiracy - Vicarious Liability
LIABIL.004 5730 10-17-88 Intoxication Negating an Element of the offense
LIABIL.005 13400 02-27-89 Effect of Intoxication on Jury's Consideration of Lesser Offenses Involving Recklessness
LIABIL.006 5975 06-12-89 Intoxication Pathological or not Self-Induced
LIABIL.007 7981 05-05-82 Duress
LIABIL.008 6407 10-17-88 Consent
LIABIL.009 13751 10-17-88 Consent
LIABIL.010 8284 01-12-82 Entrapment
NON2C.001 4870 11-26-90 Basic Criminal Charge
NON2C.002 4824 01-11-93 Circumstantial Evidence
NON2C.003 30185 06-20-97 Roadmap Charge (Pgs 5-6)
NON2C.004 2305 05-18-92 Credibility of Witness - Prior Adjudication of Delinquency
NON2C.005 1859 03-02-92 Credibility of Witness - Prior Conviction
NON2C.006 3210 11-26-90 Defendant's Election Not to Testify
NON2C.007 9255 03-29-94 Dismissal of Jury
NON2C.07A 8338 04-18-77 Expert Testimony
NON2C.008 2881 03-25-91 False in One - False in All
NON2C.009 2006 01-06-92 Fingerprints
NON2C.010 4689 11-18-91 Flight
NON2C.011 21705 03-26-98 Fresh Complaint
NON2C.11A 3343 06-20-96 Hypnotically Refreshed Testimony
NON2C.012 5835 11-26-90 Identification
NON2C.013 2322 01-06-92 Identity - Police Photos
NON2C.014 22708 06-20-97 Instructions After Jury is Sworn
NON2C.015 5822 11-28-88 Polygraph - Favorable
NON2C.016 5985 11-28-88 Polygraph - Unfavorable
NON2C.017 15633 06-20-97 Preliminary Instruction to the Jury- Non-Capital Cases
NON2C.018 2094 10-26-92 Presumption of Innocence
NON2C.019 11298 05-23-94 Prior Contradictory Statements/Witnesses
NON2C.020 8381 04-25-94 Prior Conviction of Defendant
NON2C.021 2425 04-25-94 Prior Conviction of Witness
NON2C.022 3161 06-20-97 Reasonable Doubt
NON2C.22a 6824 10-24-94 Recanting Witness - Substantive
NON2C.22b 4401 12-05-94 Recanting Witness - Neutralization Only
NON2C.023 2305 01-11-93 State of Mind
NON2C.024 5605 04-13-92 Statement By Defendant - for Credibility Purposes
NON2C.24A 3981 01-29-96 Statements of Defendant
NON2C.025 2623 01-06-92 Testimony of Character Witness
NON2C.026 14335 11-18-91 Witness - Failure to Produce
NON2C.027 4688 02-25-91 Witness Immunity
NON2C.028 4615 06-20-97 Alibi
NON2C.029 7177 04-09-98 Fresh Complaint
NON2C.030 9589 12-30-97 Proof of Uncharged Crimes, Wrongs or Acts
OBSCEN.1 7530 06-22-82 Public Communication of Obscenity
OFFMISC.1 10720 02-26-90 Official Misconduct
PERJURY.1 8897 03-30-93 Perjury
PERJURY.2 8121 10-17-88 False Swearing
RECKEND.1 6873 10-17-88 Recklessly Endangering Another Person - Loss of Vessel
RECKEND.2 7489 10-17-88 Recklessly Endangering Another Person - Poison Treat
RESIST.1 4714 06-14-96 Resisting Arrest
RESPONS.1 14503 10-17-88 Insanity
RESPONS.2 7215 11-06-89 Evidence of Mental Disease or Defect
RETALIAT.1 7335 03-19-90 Retaliation for Past Official Action
RIOT.1 8114 10-17-88 Riot
ROBBERY.1 15077 04-13-92 Robbery in the First Degree
ROBBERY.2 7600 04-13-92 Robbery in the Second Degree, Offense Date--Pre 2/6/81
ROBBERY.3 8544 04-13-92 Robbery in the Second Degree, Offense Date--Post 2/6/81
SEXUAL.001 5049 11-17-81 Aggravated Sexual Assault - Victim Less than 13
SEXUAL.002 6015 11-17-91 Aggravated Sexual Assault - Victim at Least 13 but Less than 16
SEXUAL.003 5632 03-27-89 Aggravated Sexual Assault
SEXUAL.004 7222 03-27-89 Aggravated Sexual Assault
SEXUAL.005 7995 05-18-92 Aggravated Sexual Assault
SEXUAL.06 23258 02-24-97 Aggravated Sexual Assault- Physical Force or Coercion with Severe Personal Injury (With Lesser Included Offense of Sexual Assault)
SEXUAL.007 5535 11-17-81 Sexual Assault - Victim Less Than 13 Actor at Least 4 Years Older than Victim
SEXUAL.08 9518 10-07-96 Sexual Assault by Physical Force
SEXUAL.8A 11233 10-07-96 Sexual Assault by Force or Coercion
SEXUAL.8B 8259 06-14-96 Sexual Assault by Coercion
SEXUAL.8C 14221 06-14-96 Sexual Assault
SEXUAL.010 6081 11-28-79 Aggravated Criminal Sexual - During Course of a Felony
SEXUAL.011 6046 11-28-79 Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact - While Armed
SEXUAL.12 15097 02-24-97 Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3a 2C:14-2a(5) (a) and (b)
SEXUAL.13 12909 02-24-97 Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3a 2C:14-2a(6)
SEXUAL.14 17734 02-24-97 Criminal Sexual Contact
SEXUAL.015 4915 11-28-88 Lewdness
STALK.01 9463 06-20-97 Stalking
TAMPER.1 15471 10-17-88 Tampering
TAMPWIT.1 9788 02-24-82 Tampering with Witness
TERRTHRT.1 5320 05-20-91 Terroristic Threats
TERRTHRT.2 3047 01-12-82 Terroristic Threats
THEFT.001 9061 03-26-98 Gradation of Theft Offenses Dependent on the Amount of Money or Value of Property Involved
THEFT.002 3937 11-04-96 Claim of Right Defense
THEFT.003 7278 04-29-80 Theft of Movable Property
THEFT.004 7021 04-29-80 Theft of Immovable Property
THEFT.005 12392 05-22-95 Theft by Deception
THEFT.006 8109 05-28-80 Theft by Extortion
THEFT.007 12054 05-28-80 Theft of Property Lost, Mislaid or Delivered by Mistake
THEFT.008 17907 11-04-96 Receiving Stolen Property
THEFT.009 5731 05-28-80 Supplemental Charge on Theft
THEFT.010 5151 12-11-89 Inferences - Theft by Receiving Stolen Property
THEFT.011 4413 10-17-88 Theft of Services
THEFT.012 4873 10-17-88 Theft of Services
THEFT.013 6827 02-22-93 Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition
THEFT.014 10843 12-02-96 Dealing in Stolen Property
THEFT.015 6742 04-08-98 Unlawful Taking of a Means of Conveyance- Motor Vehicle Passenger
WEAPONS.1 4911 03-30-93 Possession of Firearms Etc. in a Motor Vehicle
WEAPONS.2 6069 03-30-82 Possession of Sawed-off Shotgun
WEAPONS.3 5381 12-06-82 Possession of Defaced Firearms
WEAPONS.4 6641 10-17-88 Possession of Certain Weapons
WEAPONS.5 14009 06-19-95 Possession of Firearm with a Purpose to use it Against the Person or Property of Another
WEAPONS.6 8183 03-30-93 Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes
WEAPONS.7 7166 02-03-92 Possession of a Handgun Without a Permit
WEAPONS.8 7940 10-17-88 Unlawful Possession of a Weapon
WEAPONS.9 12393 05-02-96 Certain Persons Not to Have Weapons (Conviction of Crime)
WEAPONS.9A 9870 05-02-96 Certain Persons Not to Have Any Firearms
 
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