WPIC 120.01 Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer—Definition
11A WAPRAC WPIC 120.01Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 120.01 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Part XIII. Miscellaneous Crimes
WPIC CHAPTER 120. Obstructing Governmental Operation
WPIC 120.01 Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer—Definition
A person commits the crime of obstructing a law enforcement officer when he or she willfully hinders, delays, or obstructs any law enforcement officer in the discharge of the law enforcement officer's official powers or duties.
NOTE ON USE
Use this instruction if it will help the jury understand the charged offense or if it is necessary to define this particular offense for the jury. See the Comment to WPIC 4.24 (Definition of the Crime—Form).
With this instruction use WPIC 120.02.01 (Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer—Willfully—Definition) and WPIC 10.02 (Knowledge—Knowingly—Definition).
For cases involving giving a false or misleading statement to a law enforcement officer, use WPIC 120.03 (Making a False or Misleading Statement to a Public Servant—Definition) instead of this instruction.
COMMENT
RCW 9A.76.020. See the Comment to WPIC 120.02 (Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer—Elements).
[Current as of September 2019.]
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