VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 29.360
Willful—Definition
A willful act is one done with a bad purpose, or without justifiable excuse, or without ground for
believing it is lawful. A willful act is intentional, or knowing, or voluntary, as distinguished from
accidental. The terms “bad purpose” or “without justifiable excuse” require knowledge that the
particular conduct will likely result in injury or illegality.
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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