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WPIC 76.01 Extortion—First Degree—Definition

11A WAPRAC WPIC 76.01Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 76.01 (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 76. Extortion
WPIC 76.01 Extortion—First Degree—Definition
A person commits the crime of extortion in the first degree when he or she knowingly obtains or attempts to obtain property or services of another [including sexual favors] by threat that communicates directly or indirectly an intent [to cause bodily injury in the future to the person threatened or to any other person] [or] [to cause physical damage to the property of a person other than the defendant] [or] [to subject the person threatened or any person to physical confinement or restraint].
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 10.01 (Intent—Intentionally—Definition) and WPIC 10.02 (Knowledge—Knowingly—Definition). Also use as applicable, WPIC 2.03 (Bodily Injury—Definition), WPIC 2.21 (Property—Definition), and WPIC 79.06 (Services—Definition).
COMMENT
RCW 9A.56.120; RCW 9A.56.110; RCW 9A.04.110(28)(a), (b), (c).
See the Comment to WPIC 76.02 (Extortion—First Degree—Elements).
[Current as of December 2018.]
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