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WPIC 46.03 Incest—First Degree—Definition

11 WAPRAC WPIC 46.03Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11 Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 46.03 (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 46.03 Incest—First Degree—Definition

A person commits the crime of incest in the first degree when he or she engages in sexual intercourse with a person whom he or she knows to be related to him or her, as an ancestor, descendant, brother, or sister of either the whole or the half blood.

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 45.01 (Sexual Intercourse—Definition), with this instruction.

If the victim is a child or grandchild of the defendant, a descriptive word such as “child,” “son,” or “daughter” can be substituted for the term “descendant.” If no such word is substituted, then use WPIC 46.07 (Incest—Descendant—Definition), to define the term “descendant.”