Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.820

TRESPASSING WITH INTENT TO PEER OR PEEP

INTO THE WINDOW OR DOOR OF ANOTHER

In order to find Defendant guilty of Trespassing With Intent to Peer or Peep,

you must find the State has proved the following five (5) elements beyond a

reasonable doubt:

(1) Defendant entered onto the occupied property of another person;

(2) The property was used as a dwelling;

(3) Defendant intended to peer or peep into a window or door of the dwelling;

(4) Defendant acted in a manner commonly referred to as “Peeping Tom”; and

(5) Defendant acted knowingly.

“Building” is defined as any structure, vehicle or watercraft. When a building

consists of two or more units separately secured or occupied, each unit is considered a

separate building.

“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to

look into a window or door of the dwelling.

“Knowingly” means Defendant was aware Defendant was entering the property

or was certain Defendant would enter the property.

“Dwelling” means a building is usually occupied by a person who lives there

at night.

“Entering property" means Defendant introduced a part of Defendant’s body

or part of an instrument, by whatever means, onto the property.