DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.792
Coercion [Statutory, Non Affirmative Defense]
COERCION [STATUTORY, NON-AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE]
In this case, Defendant has asserted the defense that, at the time Defendant
threatened to accuse a person of a crime, or to cause criminal proceeding to be
instituted against the person, Defendant believed the person had committed the crime,
and Defendant’s sole purpose was to cause the person to take reasonable action to
remedy or correct the wrongdoing.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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