DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1257(b)
Resisting Arrest with Force or Violence
RESISTING ARREST WITH FORCE OR VIOLENCE
In order to find Defendant guilty of Resisting Arrest with Force or Violence,
you must find the State has proved the following two (2) elements beyond a
reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant [(prevented/attempted to prevent) a peace officer from
effecting (an arrest/detention) of Defendant/fled from a peace officer who is
effecting an arrest]; and
(2) Defendant acted intentionally.
“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to
prevent, attempt to prevent, or flee from the officer effecting an arrest.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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