18 U.S.C. Sec. 1512(B)(2)(D) WITNESS TAMPERING - ABSENCE FROM LEGAL PROCEEDING

• Category: Federal - Jury Instructions - 7th Circuit
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-JURY-7THCIR-18-1512-B-2-D
• Format: Rich Text

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Official Pattern Jury Instructions adopted by Federal 7th Circuit Court. All converted to Word format. Please see the official site for addional information. www.ca7.uscourts.gov/pattern-jury-instructions/pattern-jury.htm 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1512(B)(2)(D) is a section of the United States Code which criminalizes the act of witness tampering — absence from legal proceedings. This section of the code makes it a criminal offense to threaten, intimidate, or otherwise attempt to influence a witness not to appear in a legal proceeding, or to leave the jurisdiction of the court, or to absent themselves from the legal proceeding. There are two types of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1512(B)(2)(D) witness tampering — absence from legal proceedings: (1) direct and (2) indirect. Direct witness tampering — absence from legal proceedings involves direct threats or intimidation to a witness, while indirect witness tampering — absence from legal proceedings involves other means of influencing a witness to not appear in a legal proceeding, such as offering financial incentives or promising to pay for the witness’s travel expenses. Both direct and indirect witness tampering — absence from legal proceedings are criminalized under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1512(B)(2)(D).

18 U.S.C. Sec. 1512(B)(2)(D) is a section of the United States Code which criminalizes the act of witness tampering — absence from legal proceedings. This section of the code makes it a criminal offense to threaten, intimidate, or otherwise attempt to influence a witness not to appear in a legal proceeding, or to leave the jurisdiction of the court, or to absent themselves from the legal proceeding. There are two types of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1512(B)(2)(D) witness tampering — absence from legal proceedings: (1) direct and (2) indirect. Direct witness tampering — absence from legal proceedings involves direct threats or intimidation to a witness, while indirect witness tampering — absence from legal proceedings involves other means of influencing a witness to not appear in a legal proceeding, such as offering financial incentives or promising to pay for the witness’s travel expenses. Both direct and indirect witness tampering — absence from legal proceedings are criminalized under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1512(B)(2)(D).