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WPIC 46.01 Bigamy—Definition

11 WAPRAC WPIC 46.01Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11 Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 46.01 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Washington State Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions
Part VII. Sex Crimes
WPIC CHAPTER 46. Bigamy and Incest
WPIC 46.01 Bigamy—Definition
A person commits the crime of bigamy when he or she intentionally marries or purports to marry another person when either person has a living spouse.
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 WPIC 10.01 (Intent—Intentionally—Definition) with this instruction.
COMMENT
RCW 9A.64.010(1).
See Comment to WPIC 46.02 (Bigamy—Elements).
[Current as of March 2020.]
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