VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 11.250
Acceptance of Benefit by Public Servant or Party Official: Judicial or Administrative Proceeding
The defendant is charged with the crime of bribery. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant [accepted; agreed to accept] from another a benefit; and
(2) That the benefit was [offered; conferred; agreed to be conferred] [as consideration for; to obtain;
to influence] the defendant’s [decision; opinion; recommendation; vote; exercise of official discretion]
in [a judicial; an administrative] proceeding.
[(2) That the benefit was [offered; conferred; agreed to be conferred] [as consideration for; to obtain; to
influence] the defendant’s violation of a known legal duty as a [public servant; party official].]
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 either or
both of the above 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
856d59b94cba353efac75c6c2041bf3daeb47576b1a65a023fe195854036a85a
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