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WPIC 60.01 Burglary—First Degree—Definition

11A WAPRAC WPIC 60.01Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 60.01 (5th Ed)

Washington Practice Series TM

Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

January 2024 Update

Washington State Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions

Part IX. Crimes Against Property

WPIC CHAPTER 60. Burglary and Criminal Trespass

WPIC 60.01 Burglary—First Degree—Definition

A person commits the crime of burglary in the first degree when he or she enters or remains unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime against a person or property therein, and if, in entering or while in the building or in immediate flight therefrom, that person or an accomplice in the crime [is armed with a deadly weapon] [or] [assaults any 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).

Use bracketed material as applicable. With this instruction, use WPIC 2.05 (Building—Definition), WPIC 10.01 (Intent—Intentionally—Definition), WPIC 10.51 (Accomplice—Definition), and WPIC 65.02 (Enters or Remains Unlawfully—Definition). As applicable, also use WPIC 2.06 (Deadly Weapon—Definition as Element—Firearm or Explosive) and WPIC 35.50 (Assault—Definition).