VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 10.200
Burning of Object With Intent to Intimidate—Private Property
The defendant is charged with the crime of burning an object on the private property of
another without permission. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of
the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant burned an object; and
(2) That he did so on the private property of another without permission; and
(3) That he did so with the intent to intimidate any person or group of persons.
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
2a9900e517ab377a08fb9037101d5d349321e6ec9e0c1f9ff1f156ab6e1044e0
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