WPIC 37.01 Robbery—First Degree—Definition
11 WAPRAC WPIC 37.01Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11 Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 37.01 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Part VI. Crimes Against Personal Security
WPIC CHAPTER 37. Robbery
WPIC 37.01 Robbery—First Degree—Definition
A person commits the crime of robbery in the first degree when in the commission of a robbery [or in immediate flight therefrom] he or she [is armed with a deadly weapon] [or] [displays what appears to be a firearm or other deadly weapon] [or] [inflicts bodily injury] [or] [commits a robbery within and against a financial institution].
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).
Along with this instruction, use WPIC 37.50 (Robbery—Definition). Also use, as applicable, WPIC 2.06 (Deadly Weapon—Definition as Element—Firearm or Explosive), WPIC 2.06.01 (Deadly Weapon—Definition as Element—Weapons Other than Firearms and Explosives), WPIC 2.03 (Bodily Injury—Definition), and WPIC 37.51 (Financial Institution—Definition).
COMMENT
RCW 9A.56.200.
See Comment to WPIC 37.02 (Robbery—First Degree—Elements).
[Current as of January 2019.]
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