VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 33.950
Intent—Intoxication Defense
If you find that the defendant was so greatly intoxicated by the voluntary use of [alcohol; drugs]
that he was incapable of deliberating or premeditating, then you cannot find him guilty of
[aggravated murder; murder in the first degree].
Voluntary intoxication is not a defense to (specify lesser degree of homicide).
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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