DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.781
Unlawful Imprisonment in the Second Degree
UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE
In order to find Defendant guilty of Unlawful Imprisonment in the Second
Degree, you must find the State has proved the following three (3) elements
beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant restrained a person;
(2) Defendant acted knowingly; and
(3) Defendant acted unlawfully.
“Unlawfully” means contrary to law or not permitted by law.
“Knowingly” means Defendant was aware Defendant was restraining a
person.
"Restrain" means Defendant intentionally restricted a person’s movements,
or substantially interfered with the person’s liberty by moving the person from one
place to another, or by confining the person in a place, without the person’s
consent. The person was moved or confined without consent if the movement or
confinement was accomplished by physical force, intimidation or deception.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
0c0e96231e50ce18e8a745c872cbbb30c6c3a78f663abf92ff43e97cbd00f730
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