You may consider these different kinds of homicide in whatever order you wish, but I can accept a verdict of guilty of a lesser crime only if all of you have found the defendant not guilty of [all of] the greater crime[s].

[As with all the charges in this case,] (To/to) return a verdict of guilty or not guilty on a count, you must all agree on that decision.

Follow these directions before you give me any completed and signed, final verdict form. You will complete and sign only one verdict form [per count]. [Return the unused verdict forms to me, unsigned.]

1.      If all of you agree that the People have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of_________________________________________________
<insert greatest level of homicide charged>, complete and sign that verdict form. Do not complete or sign any other verdict forms [for that count].

2.      If all of you agree that the People have not proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of
                          <insert greatest level of homicide charged> but

also agree that the defendant is guilty of_____________
<insert greatest included offense>, complete and sign the

form for guilty of__________________ <insert greatest included
offense>. Do not complete or sign any other verdict forms [for that count]. You may return a verdict of guilty of

____________ <insert greatest included offense> only if you

have found the defendant not guilty of______________ <insert
greatest level of homicide charged>.

<Two Lesser Included Offenses>

[3. If all of you agree that the People have not proved beyond