DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.823
Criminal Trespass in the First Degree [Dwelling]
CRIMINAL TRESPASS IN THE FIRST DEGREE [DWELLING]
In order to find Defendant guilty of Criminal Trespass in the First Degree, you
must find the State has proved the following two (2) elements beyond a reasonable
doubt:
(1) Defendant knowingly entered or remained in a dwelling; and
(2) Defendant acted unlawfully.
“Unlawfully” means Defendant had no legal authority, license or permission
to enter or remain in the dwelling.
“Knowingly” means Defendant was aware Defendant was entering or
remaining in the dwelling.
“Dwelling” means a building is usually occupied by a person who lives there
at night.
“Enter" means Defendant introduced a part of Defendant’s body or a part of an
instrument, by whatever means, into the dwelling.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
c9c7361f1cfa1e5d8ecb8b799482835897bd3f6e3873ec197d1dea681e59ad3e
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