VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 12.620
Dwelling House—Definition
A dwelling house is a building used for habitation. Habitation includes not only sleeping, but
other dwelling-related activities such as preparing and consuming meals, bathing, and other day-to-day activities traditionally associated with habitation. The Commonwealth does not need to
prove that the building is inhabited at regular intervals.
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
a0fc5828da2459f7fb845af817b66cad5566b5aaa79282ac01db3c01fe31d137
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