DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1252
Escape in the Second Degree
ESCAPE IN THE SECOND DEGREE
In order to find Defendant guilty of Escape in the Second Degree, you must
find the State has proved the following two (2) elements beyond a reasonable
doubt:
(1) Defendant escaped from a detention facility, where Defendant was
[held/detained] by the [Department of Health and Social Services/Department of
Correction]; and
(2) Defendant knew Defendant’s departure was not permitted.
“Escape” means Defendant departed from custody knowing Defendant was
not free to leave.
"Custody" means any restraint pursuant to arrest, detention or court order.
“Detention facility” means any place used for the confinement of a person
[charged with an offense/charged with being a delinquent child/held for extradition
or as a material witness/otherwise confined pursuant to an order of the court].
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
51de5d7a615f6735e623a7ca5eaab3481913d5120a60505b5ad9d8f477bf86c3
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