SERIES 1200 KIDNAPPING
F 1242 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment (PC 236, PC 237(a))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
F 1242.1 Titles And Identification Of Parties
F 1242.1 Inst 1 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Title
F 1242.1 Inst 2 Identification Of Prosecution And Defendant
F 1242.2 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Tailoring To Facts: Persons, Places, Things And Theories
F 1242.2 Inst 1 Tailoring To Facts; Separate Enumeration Of Combined Elements; Deletion Of Argumentative Language
F 1242.3 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Language That Is Argumentative, Confusing, Etc. [Reserved]
F 1242.4 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Burden Of Proof Issues
F 1242.4 Inst 1 Relating Prosecution Burden To Enumerated Elements
F 1242.5 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Elements And Definitions [Reserved]
F 1242.6 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Defense Theories [Reserved]
F 1242.7 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Preliminary Fact Issues [Reserved]
F 1242.8 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Unanimity/Duplicity/Multiplicity [Reserved]
F 1242.9 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Lesser Offense Issues [Reserved]
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F 1242.1 Titles And Identification Of Parties
F 1242.1 Inst 1 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Title
See generally FORECITE F 200.1.2 Note 2, CALCRIM Motion Bank # CCM-002, CCM-003, and CCM-004.
F 1242.1 Inst 2 Identification Of Prosecution And Defendant
See generally FORECITE F 100.2 Note 1and CALCRIM Motion Bank # CCM-005 and CALCRIM Motion Bank # CCM-006.
F 1242.2Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Tailoring To Facts: Persons, Places, Things And Theories
F 1242.2 Inst 1 Tailoring To Facts; Separate Enumeration Of Combined Elements; Deletion Of Argumentative Language
*Modify CC 1242 as follows [added language is underlined; deleted language is stricken]:
The defendant is charged [in Count ] with false imprisonment.
To prove that the defendant is guilty of this crime, the People must prove that:
1. The defendant intentionally [and unlawfully] (restrained[,]/[or] detained[,]/ [or] confined) a person _______________ <name of alleged victim>;
AND
2. The defendant’s act made that person _______________ <name of alleged victim> stay or go somewhere against that person’s (his/her) will.
AND
3. _______________ <name of alleged victim> did not know the nature of the __________________ <e.g., restraint, confinement, detention> and freely and voluntarily agree to it.
[An act is done against a person’s will if that person does not consent to the act. In order to consent, a person must act freely and voluntarily and know the nature of the act.]
[False imprisonment does not require that the person restrained or detained be confined in jail or prison.]
Points and Authorities
Tailoring—See FORECITE F 400.2 Inst 1.
Separate Enumeration—See FORECITE F 3500.2 Inst 1.
Argumentative Language—See FORECITE F 416.3 Inst 4.
F 1242.3 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Language That Is Argumentative, Confusing, Etc.[Reserved]
F 1242.4 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Burden Of Proof Issues
F 1242.4 Inst 1 Relating Prosecution Burden To Enumerated Elements
See FORECITE F 400.4 Inst 1.
F 1242.5 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Elements And Definitions [Reserved]
F 1242.6 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Defense Theories [Reserved]
F 1242.7 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Preliminary Fact Issues [Reserved]
F 1242.8 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Unanimity/Duplicity/Multiplicity [Reserved]
F 1242.9 Misdemeanor False Imprisonment—Lesser Offense Issues [Reserved]
