VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 33.230
Malice—Murder and Manslaughter Distinguished
The difference between murder and manslaughter is malice. When malice is present, the killing
is murder. When it is absent, the killing can be no more than manslaughter.
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
3118fe075daa07b8bc98b02e087e3b8c2a2db265c17940ca86ce5a4aae2deb3a
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