VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 33.400
Motive
To prove the charge of murder the Commonwealth does not have to prove a motive for the
killing. The presence or absence of a motive may be considered in arriving at your verdict.
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
ad474fec5a041058cc71dcbe65639fb9b0cc13a0fbd331c8c9bdb75d4ea12124
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