False Imprisonment

Front 1

False Imprisonment

Back 1

1) Defendant
2) unlawfully acts to
3) intentionally cause
4) confinement or restraint
5) of the victim
6) within a bounded area.

Front 2

Confinement or restraint can be imposed by:

Back 2

1) physical barriers or physical force
2) threats of physcial force can suffice (to property, family, or others in her immediate presence
3) omission where the defendant has a legal duty to act
4) can be based on false assertion of legal authority to confine

Front 3

Victim

Back 3

a) Victim must be conscious of the confinement at the time of the imprisonment.
b) No minimum time.

Front 4

Bounded Area

Back 4

a) The victim must be confined within an area bounded in all directions
b) Reasonable means of escape precludes liability for false imprisonment
c) The escape is not reasonable if it requires the victim to be heroic, endure excessive embarrassment or discomfort, or if the victim is unaware of the means of escape.