DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1271(7)
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 without excuse failed to attend trial after being selected to
serve on a jury; and
(2) Defendant acted intentionally.
“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to
engage in criminal contempt.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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