VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 10.100
Use of Profane, Threatening, or Indecent Language Over Telephone, Etc.
The defendant is charged with the crime of using profane, threatening, or indecent language
over a [telephone; wireless telecommunications device; citizens band radio]. The Commonwealth
must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant [talked on; used; produced a visual or electronic message using] a [telephone;
wireless telecommunications device; citizens band radio]; and
(2) That in doing so, he [used indecent, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious language that was obscene;
made a suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature; threatened an illegal or immoral act]; and
(3) That he did so with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass (name of person).
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the above elements of the crime as charged, then you shall find the defendant guilty, [but
you shall not fix the punishment until your verdict has been returned and further evidence has
been heard by you].
If you find that the Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt any one or
more of the elements of the crime, then you shall find the defendant not guilty.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. 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
- crim-2025-10-01
- Content hash
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