WPIC 120.35 Escape—Third Degree—Definition
11A WAPRAC WPIC 120.35Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 120.35 (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 120.35 Escape—Third Degree—Definition
A person commits the crime of escape in the third degree when he or she
[[knowingly] escapes from custody] [or]
[knowingly violates the terms of an electronic monitoring program].
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 120.50 (Custody—Definition) with this instruction.
Use WPIC 120.42 (Electronic Monitoring—Definition) with this instruction.
COMMENT
RCW 9A.76.130. Effective July 24, 2015, the Legislature amended the definition of third degree escape to add violating the terms of an electronic monitoring program. Laws of 2015, Chapter 287, § 11 (effective July 24, 2015).
See the Comment to WPIC 120.36 (Escape—Third Degree—Elements) for a discussion of the use of “knowingly” with regard to escaping from custody.
[Current as of September 2019.]
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