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WPIC 35.05 Assault—First Degree—Poison—H.I.V.—Definition

11 WAPRAC WPIC 35.05Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11 Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 35.05 (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 35. Assault and Reckless Endangerment
WPIC 35.05 Assault—First Degree—Poison—H.I.V.—Definition
A person commits the crime of assault in the first degree when, with intent to inflict great bodily harm, he or she [administers to] [or] [exposes to] [or] [transmits to] [or] [causes to be taken by] another the human immunodeficiency virus, poison, or any other destructive or noxious substance.
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).
Use bracketed material as applicable. For directions on using bracketed phrases, see WPIC 4.20 (Introduction).
Use WPIC 2.04 (Great Bodily Harm—Definition) and WPIC 10.01 (Intent—Intentionally—Definition) with this instruction.
COMMENT
RCW 9A.36.011(1)(b).
See the Comment to WPIC 35.06 (Assault—First Degree—Poison—H.I.V.—Elements).
[Current as of March 2020.]
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