VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 29.350
Serious Injury—Definition
Serious injury shall include, but not be limited to: (i) disfigurement; (ii) a fracture; (iii) a severe
burn or laceration; (iv) mutilation; (v) maiming; (vi) forced ingestion of dangerous substances; or
(vii) life threatening internal injuries.
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
0c6e26923c81617adcc581fe26326d0290e56e9f330da5123e5517590e8906ae
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