VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 24.200
Stalking (Subsequent Offense)
The defendant is charged with the crime of stalking. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant on more than one (1) occasion engaged in conduct directed at (name of
person);
(2) That the defendant [by his conduct intended to place; knew, or reasonably should have known, that
the conduct placed] (name of person) in reasonable fear of [death; criminal sexual assault; bodily
injury] to [(name of person); a member of (name of person)’s family or household];
(3) That the defendant has been convicted of stalking on a prior occasion;
(4) That the prior conviction occurred within the past five (5) years.
If you find 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, 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
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