PROVIDING AN INMATE WITH CONTRABAND[1]
(N.J.S.A. 2C:29‑6b)model jury charge
Under the circumstances of this case, I charge you that you should also consider whether defendant has committed the offense of providing contraband to an inmate of an institution or a detention facility.
The relevant statute provides that A person commits a[n]...offense if he provides an inmate with any other thing [than a weapon, tool or other thing which may be useful for escape] which he knows or should know it is unlawful for the inmate to possess.
To obtain a conviction on this charge, the State must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1)That defendant provided S1 to an inmate of an institution or a detention facility;
(2)That S1 is not a weapon, tool or other thing which may be useful for escape; and
(3)That defendant knew or should have known that it was unlawful for the inmate to possess S1.
I have already defined the relevant terms for you.If you find that the State has failed to prove any one or more of the elements of this offense beyond a reasonable doubt, then your verdict should be Not Guilty.On the other hand, if you find that the State has proven all of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, then your verdict should be Guilty.
