WPIC 120.03 Making a False or Misleading Statement to a Public Servant—Definition
11A WAPRAC WPIC 120.03Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 120.03 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Part XIII. Miscellaneous Crimes
WPIC CHAPTER 120. Obstructing Governmental Operation
WPIC 120.03 Making a False or Misleading Statement to a Public Servant—Definition
A person commits the crime of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant when he or she knowingly makes a false or misleading material statement to a public servant.
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 Crime—Form).
With this instruction use WPIC 2.22 (Public Servant—Definition), WPIC 120.04.01 (Making a False or Misleading Statement to a Public Servant—Material—Definition) and WPIC 10.02 (Knowledge—Knowingly—Definition).
COMMENT
RCW 9A.76.175. See the Comment to WPIC 120.04 (Making a False or Misleading Statement to a Public Servant—Elements).
[Current as of September 2019.]
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