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WPIC 39.10 Kidnapping—Second Degree—Definition

11 WAPRAC WPIC 39.10Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11 Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 39.10 (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 39. Kidnapping, Unlawful Imprisonment and Custodial Interference
WPIC 39.10 Kidnapping—Second Degree—Definition
A person commits the crime of kidnapping in the second degree when he or she intentionally abducts another person.
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).
Along with this instruction, use WPIC 39.30 (Abduct—Definition) and WPIC 10.01 (Intent—Intentionally—Definition).
If the statutory defense is in issue, use WPIC 19.02 (Kidnapping—Second Degree—Defense) with this instruction.
COMMENT
RCW 9A.40.030.
See Comment to WPIC 39.11 (Kidnapping—Second Degree—Elements).
[Current as of January 2019.]
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