WPIC 36.20 Stalking—Gross Misdemeanor—Definition
11 WAPRAC WPIC 36.20Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11 Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 36.20 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Part VI. Crimes Against Personal Security
WPIC CHAPTER 36. Harassment, Hate Crimes, and Domestic Violence
WPIC 36.20 Stalking—Gross Misdemeanor—Definition
A person commits the crime of stalking when, without lawful authority, he or she [intentionally and repeatedly harasses] [or] [repeatedly follows] another person, placing the other person in reasonable fear that he or she intends to injure [the person] [or] [a third person] [or] [the person's property] [or] [the property of a third person], either with the intent to frighten, intimidate, or harass the person, or under circumstances where he or she knows or reasonably should know that the person is afraid, intimidated, or harassed.
NOTE ON USE
Use this instruction if it will help the jury understand the offense or if it is necessary to define this particular offense for the jury. See the Comment to WPI 4.24 (Definition of the Crime—Form).
Use this instruction when the crime charged is gross misdemeanor stalking under RCW 9A.46.110.
With this instruction, use WPIC 10.01 (Intent—Intentionally—Definition). Also use, as applicable, WPIC 36.22 (Stalking—Follows—Definition), WPIC 36.23 (Stalking—Harass—Definition), and WPIC 36.24 (Stalking—Repeatedly—Definition). See also WPIC 36.25 (Intent to Intimidate or Harass—Inference).
Use the bracketed material as applicable.
COMMENT
RCW 9A.46.110.
See the Comment to WPIC 36.21 (Stalking—Elements).
[Current as of April 2020.]
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