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WPIC 36.07.04 Words or Conduct—Definition

11 WAPRAC WPIC 36.07.04Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11 Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 36.07.04 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Washington State Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions
Part VI. Crimes Against Personal Security
WPIC CHAPTER 36. Harassment, Hate Crimes, and Domestic Violence
WPIC 36.07.04 Words or Conduct—Definition
“Words or conduct” includes, in addition to any other form of communication or conduct, the sending of an electronic communication.
NOTE ON USE
Use this instruction when it will assist the jury in understanding the elements of the offense of harassment.
COMMENT
RCW 9A.46.020(1)(b). This instruction has been modified for this edition to more closely follow the statutory language.
The Legislature's inclusion of an electronic communication in “words or conduct” was to clarify “that electronic communications are included in the types of conduct and actions that can constitute the crimes of harassment and stalking … [and not] to restrict in any way the types of conduct or actions that can constitute harassment or stalking.” Laws of 1999, Chapter 27, § 1.
[Current as of April 2020.]
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