VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 2.740
Form Findings—Felony and Misdemeanor
We the jury find the defendant guilty of (describe most serious offense first such as: malicious
wounding, grand larceny, etc.) as charged in the indictment.
Foreman
OR
We the jury find the defendant guilty of (describe next most serious offense) as charged in the
indictment.
Foreman
OR
We the jury find the defendant guilty of (describe least serious offense) as charged in the
indictment.
Foreman
OR
We the jury find the defendant guilty of (misdemeanor) as charged in the indictment.
Foreman
OR
We the jury find the defendant not guilty.
Foreman
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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