DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.846(7)
Extortion [Improper Use of Public Position]
EXTORTION
In order to find Defendant guilty of Extortion, you must find the State has
proved the following three (3) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant compelled or induced another person to give property to
Defendant, or to a third person;
(2) Defendant instilled fear in the other person that if the person did not give
up the property, Defendant would use or abuse Defendant’s position as a public
servant by performing some act related to Defendant’s official duties, or Defendant
would refuse or fail to perform an official duty, in a manner that would adversely
affect another person; and
(3) Defendant acted intentionally.
“Intentionally” means it was Defendant's conscious objective or purpose to
appropriate the property.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
b8c4201d680bc8a10e44e79a3615d97f7a3ebec5fa843ced272657321cb321b8
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