VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 37.050
Malicious Wounding—Aggravated
The defendant is charged with the crime of aggravated malicious wounding. The
Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that
crime:
(1) That the defendant [shot, stabbed, cut, or wounded; caused bodily injury by any means to] (name of
person); and
(2) That such [shooting, stabbing, cutting, or wounding; bodily injury] was with intent to kill or
permanently maim, disfigure, disable (name of person); and
(3) That the act was done with malice; and
(4) That as a result of the act (name of person) was severely injured and was caused to suffer
permanent and significant physical impairment.
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 of aggravated
malicious wounding.
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
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