VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 29.500
Contributing to Delinquency of Minor
The defendant is charged with the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The
Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that
crime:
(1) That the defendant willfully [contributed to; encouraged; caused] [an act; an omission; a condition]
which rendered (name of child) [delinquent; in need of services; in need of supervision; abused;
neglected]; and
(2) That the defendant was 18 years old or older at the time; and
(3) That (name of child) was under 18 years old at the time.
If you find from the evidence 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, then 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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