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Instruction 7.210, Criminal Model Jury Instructions for Use in the District Court
Wilful interference with a fire fighting operation (G.L. c. 268, § 32A)
WILFUL INTERFERENCE WITH
A FIRE FIGHTING OPERATION
G.L. c. 268, § 32A
The defendant is charged with wilful interference with a (fire fighter)
(fire fighting force). In order to prove the defendant guilty of this offense,
the Commonwealth must prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First: That the defendant obstructed, interfered with, or hindered a
(fire fighter) (fire fighting force) in the lawful performance of (his) (her) (its)
duty; and
Second: That the defendant did so wilfully.
The defendant acted wilfully if (he) (she) acted both with the intent to
commit the act or acts that obstructed, interfered with, or hindered the (fire
fighter) (fire fighting force), and with the intent to cause obstruction,
interference, or hindrance of the (fire fighter) (fire fighting operation).
If the Commonwealth has proven both elements beyond a reasonable
doubt, then you should find the defendant guilty. If the Commonwealth has
not proven both elements beyond a reasonable doubt, then your verdict
must be not guilty.
See Instruction 3.120 (Specific Intent).
History
Instruction 7.210, Criminal Model Jury Instructions for Use in the District Court (Issued May 2014). Published by the Administrative Office of the District Court, District Court Department of the Trial Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on www.mass.gov. © 1988-2009 Administrative Office of the District Court; reproduced under its title-page permission ("You may freely reproduce or copy this work if you identify its source and any changes made to the original work"). Source: https://www.mass.gov/doc/7210-wilful-interference-with-a-fire-fighting-operation-gl-c-268-ss-32a/download. Changes made: the text is extracted from the published PDF (verified by three extraction engines); the running headers, page numbers and line layout are removed, and a closing NOTES section, where printed, is carried as the note.
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