DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.787(b)(1)a
Involuntary Servitude
INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE
In order to find Defendant guilty of Involuntary Servitude, you must find the
State has proved the following two (2) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant subjected or attempted to subject a person to forced labor or
servitude by causing or threatening to cause physical harm; and
(2) Defendant acted knowingly.
“Knowingly” means Defendant was aware of the nature of the conduct and it
was practically certain the conduct would cause the person to agree to involuntary
servitude.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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