DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.907B(b)(1)
Criminal Impersonation [Officer, Etc./Physical Injury]
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 five (5) elements beyond a
reasonable doubt:
(1) Defendant [(impersonated/pretended to be)/(created/reinforced) a false
impression] Defendant was a[n] [police officer/firefighter/emergency medical
technician (EMT)/ paramedic/ fire police];
(2) Defendant undertook such action [during the commission of/while in
immediate flight after committing] [felony];
(3) [Defendant/another participant in the crime] caused physical injury to
[victim], not a participant in the [felony] [during the commission of/while in
immediate flight after committing] [felony];
(4) Defendant acted without lawful authority; and
(5) Defendant acted intentionally.
"Physical injury" means any impairment of physical condition or substantial
pain. “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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