VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 36.071
Finding Instruction: Assault—No Affirmative Defenses
You shall find your verdict for the plaintiff if he proved by the greater weight of the evidence
that the defendant intentionally threatened him by some act that put him in reasonable fear of
imminent physical injury. Intent may be inferred from the nature of the act and the surrounding
circumstances.
You shall find your verdict for the defendant if the plaintiff failed to prove an assault.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
- Content hash
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