DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.853(2)
Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle [During Maintenance]
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A VEHICLE
In order to find Defendant guilty of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, you must
find the State has proved the following three (3) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant had possession of the vehicle to repair or maintain it, for
compensation, under agreement;
(2) Defendant intentionally used the vehicle for Defendant’s own purpose
without permission; and
(3) Defendant’s use of the vehicle was a gross deviation from the purpose of
the agreement.
“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to use
the vehicle for Defendant’s own purpose.
“Gross deviation” means Defendant consciously did not follow a reasonable
standard of conduct, in the light of all the surrounding circumstances.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
3c1e29bbd05e5acff58a5a78574c2ffa401e09b9a339a67a034d10a315b196e6
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