VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 2.110
Identity of Defendant As the Perpetrator
The Commonwealth bears the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt the identity of the
defendant as the person who committed the crime charged. If the Commonwealth has not met this
burden, 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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