DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1271A(a)
Criminal Contempt of Domestic Violence Protection Order
CRIMINAL CONTEMPT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION
ORDER
In order to find Defendant guilty of Criminal Contempt of a Domestic
Violence Protection Order, you must find the State has proved each of the
following three (3) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant violated or failed to obey any provision of a protective order
issued by [the Family Court/a court of any (state/territory/Indian nation)] in the
United States;
(2) The violation or failure to obey occurred in Delaware; and
(3) Defendant acted intentionally or knowingly.
“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to
engage in criminal contempt of a domestic violence protection order.
“Knowingly” means Defendant knew or was aware Defendant was engaging
in criminal contempt of a domestic violence protection order.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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