DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1245(2)
Falsely Reporting an Incident
FALSELY REPORTING AN INCIDENT
In order to find Defendant guilty of Falsely Reporting an Incident, you must
find the State has proved the following four (4) elements beyond a reasonable
doubt:
(1) Defendant reported by [word/action] an [alleged/impending] occurrence
of a [fire/ explosion/other (catastrophe/emergency)];
(2) Report was made to [agency/organization], a[n] [official/quasi-official]
[agency/ organization] having the function of dealing with emergencies involving
danger to life or property;
(3) The reported occurrence did not in fact [occur/exist]; and
(4) Defendant acted knowingly.
“Knowingly” means Defendant knew or was aware the occurrence reported
did not [exist/ occur].
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
b564778b1caa76e72e80db59b43c577d71bc7aad3d23e4b0a54f57e013393479
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