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WPIC 120.25 Escape—First Degree—Definition

11A WAPRAC WPIC 120.25Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal

11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 120.25 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Washington State Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions
Part XIII. Miscellaneous Crimes
WPIC CHAPTER 120. Obstructing Governmental Operation
WPIC 120.25 Escape—First Degree—Definition
A person commits the crime of escape in the first degree when he or she knowingly escapes from [custody] [or] [a detention facility] while being detained pursuant to a conviction of a felony [or an equivalent juvenile offense].
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).
With this instruction use WPIC 120.26 (Escape from Custody—First Degree—Elements) and WPIC 2.09 (Felony—Designation of).
COMMENT
RCW 9A.76.110.
See Comment to WPIC 120.26 (Escape—First Degree—Elements).
[Current as of September 2019.]
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