VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 41.130
Finding Instruction: General
You shall find your verdict for the plaintiff if he has proved by the greater weight of the
evidence that:
(1) the defendant [instituted; cooperated with the institution of] a criminal proceeding against the
plaintiff; and
(2) that criminal proceeding ended in a manner [favorable; not unfavorable] to the plaintiff; and
(3) the criminal proceeding was instituted by the defendant without probable cause; and
(4) the defendant acted with malice.
You shall find your verdict for the defendant if the plaintiff failed to prove one or more of the
elements above.
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
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