Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. Sec. 876 (First Paragraph)

• Category: Federal - Jury Instructions - 11th Circuit - Criminal
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-JURY-11THCIR-O31-1-CR
• Format: Word

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Pattern Jury Instructions from the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. For more information and to use the online Instruction builder please visit http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/pattern-jury-instructions Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. Sec. 876 (First Paragraph) is a federal law that makes it a crime to send a communication in any form (such as mail, email, or fax) that contains a threat or intent to injure another person or their property. This law also applies to any person who causes such a communication to be sent. This law covers threats such as physical harm, property damage, extortion, and blackmail. There are two types of Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. Sec. 876 (First Paragraph): direct or implied. A direct threat is one that is expressed in direct and unambiguous language that a reasonable person would understand as a threat of injury or harm. An implied threat is one that is implied through the use of language or other nonverbal cues that a reasonable person would understand as a threat of injury or harm.

Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. Sec. 876 (First Paragraph) is a federal law that makes it a crime to send a communication in any form (such as mail, email, or fax) that contains a threat or intent to injure another person or their property. This law also applies to any person who causes such a communication to be sent. This law covers threats such as physical harm, property damage, extortion, and blackmail. There are two types of Mailing Threatening Communications 18 U.S.C. Sec. 876 (First Paragraph): direct or implied. A direct threat is one that is expressed in direct and unambiguous language that a reasonable person would understand as a threat of injury or harm. An implied threat is one that is implied through the use of language or other nonverbal cues that a reasonable person would understand as a threat of injury or harm.