DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 4.39
Flight
FLIGHT
The State contends that the defendant evaded arrest and took flight after
committing the crime. Evidence of flight and evasion of arrest is admissible as a
circumstance tending to show consciousness of guilt. Such evidence also may be
relevant to identification of the defendant as the person who committed the crime.
You may consider this evidence only for this limited purpose. You may not
consider evidence of flight or evasion of arrest as proof that the defendant is a bad
person and, therefore, probably committed the crime.
The evidence of flight or evasion of arrest must be considered by you in
light of all other evidence.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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