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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 33.345
“In the Commission of”—Definition for Second Degree Felony Homicide
To be in the commission of (name of felony) requires that the killing result [from an act that was
an integral part of the (name of felony); an act in direct furtherance of the (name of felony); an act
necessitated by the (name of felony)].
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
74b90f1e0bb90ea0663e0ecb625ae26951ce14c353de5c42f9b9fa9c4306a73c
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