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WPIC 77.20 Possessing a Stolen Motor Vehicle—Definition

11A WAPRAC WPIC 77.20Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 77.20 (5th Ed)

Washington Practice Series TM

Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

January 2024 Update

Washington State Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions

Part IX. Crimes Against Property

WPIC CHAPTER 77. Possessing Stolen Property

WPIC 77.20 Possessing a Stolen Motor Vehicle—Definition

A person commits the crime of possessing a stolen motor vehicle when he or she possesses a stolen motor vehicle.

Possessing a stolen motor vehicle means knowingly to receive, retain, possess, conceal, or dispose of a stolen motor vehicle knowing that it has been stolen and to withhold or appropriate the same to the use of any person other than the true owner or person entitled thereto.

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 2.25 (Vehicle—Nontraffic Cases—Definition), WPIC 10.02 (Knowledge—Knowingly—Definition), and WPIC 79.08 (Stolen—Definition).

If the facts on which jurisdiction is based are in dispute, a special verdict form may need to be submitted to the jury. See WPIC 4.20 (Introduction).