OUJI-CR 8-61

DEFENSE - VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

The defendant has raised the defense that he/she was a victim of human trafficking during the time of the alleged offense. It is the burden of the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was not a victim of human trafficking during the time of the alleged offense. If you find that the State has failed to satisfy its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, then the defendant must be found not guilty.

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Statutory Authority: 21 O.S. Supp. 2016, § 748(D).

Notes on Use

This instruction should be given where the evidence presented at trial sufficiently raises the defense that the defendant was a victim of human trafficking at the time of the alleged offense.

(2017 Supp.)