CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 2682
Inciting a Riot (Pen. Code, § 404.6(a))
The defendant is charged [in Count] with inciting a riot [in
violation of Penal Code section 404.6(a)].
To prove that the defendant is guilty of this crime, the People must
prove that:
1. The defendant (did an act or engaged in conduct that encouraged
a riot[,]/ [or] urged others to commit acts of force or violence[,]/
[or] urged others to burn or destroy property);
2. The defendant acted at a time and place and under circumstances
that produced a clear, present, and immediate danger that (a riot
would occur/ [or] acts of force or violence would happen/ [or]
property would be burned or destroyed);
AND
3. When the defendant acted, (he/she) intended to cause a riot.
A riot occurs when two or more people, acting together and without legal
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2020
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