DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.907B(a)(1)
Criminal Impersonation [Officer, Etc.]
CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION OF A POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER,
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT), PARAMEDIC OR FIRE
POLICE
In order to find Defendant guilty of Criminal Impersonation of a [Police
Officer/Firefighter/ Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)/Paramedic/Fire Police],
you must find the State has proved the following four (4) elements beyond a
reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant [impersonated/pretended to be] a[n] [police
officer/firefighter/emergency medical technician (EMT)/ paramedic/ fire police];
(2) Defendant undertook such action [to facilitate the commission of/while in
immediate flight after committing] [felony];
(3) Defendant acted without lawful authority; and
(4) Defendant acted intentionally.
“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to
[(impersonate/ pretend to be)/(create/reinforce) a false impression Defendant was] a
police officer.
“Without lawful authority” means there was no lawful authorization, express
or implied, for Defendant to [impersonate/pretend to be/create a false impression
Defendant was] a police officer.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
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