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4.1-3 Bribery of a Labor Official -- § 53a-158
Revised to December 1, 2007
The defendant is charged [in count ___] with bribery of a labor official. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of bribery of a labor official if (he/she) (offers / confers upon / agrees to confer upon) a labor official any benefit with intent to influence (him/her) in respect to any of (his/her) acts, decisions or duties as such labor official.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Benefit to a labor
official
The first element is that the
defendant (offered / conferred upon / agreed to confer upon) a benefit upon a
labor official. "Benefit"
means monetary advantage, or anything regarded by the beneficiary as a monetary
advantage, including benefit to any person or entity in whose welfare the
beneficiary is interested. A "labor
official" means any duly appointed or elected representative of a labor
organization or any duly appointed or elected trustee or representative of an
employee welfare trust fund.
Element 2 - Intent to influence
The second element is that in
(offering / conferring upon / agreeing to confer upon) a benefit, the defendant
specifically intended to influence the labor official in respect to any of
(his/her) acts, decisions or duties as a labor official.
You must find that the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant acted with the specific intent to influence the labor official in respect to any of (his/her) acts, decisions or duties as such labor official. A person acts "intentionally" with respect to a result when (his/her) conscious objective is to cause such result. <See Intent: Specific, Instruction 2.3-1.>
Conclusion
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant (offered / conferred upon / agreed to confer upon) a benefit upon a labor official, and 2) the defendant did so with the intent to influence the labor official in respect to any of (his/her) acts, decisions or duties as a labor official.
If you unanimously find that the state has proved beyond a
reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of bribery of a labor
official, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the other hand, if you
unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt
any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not guilty.