DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1271(5)
Criminal Contempt
CRIMINAL CONTEMPT
In order to find Defendant guilty of Criminal Contempt, you must find the
State has proved the following two (2) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant published a false or grossly inaccurate report of the court's
proceedings; and
(2) Defendant acted knowingly.
“Knowingly” means Defendant knew or was aware Defendant was engaging
in criminal contempt.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
6410f8d643264a60be940c83dc1ed6871f028a6652b5abed94025359670797f0
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