VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 38.150
Murder by Mob
The defendant is charged with the crime of being a member of a mob that killed (name of
person). The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements
of that crime:
(1) That the defendant was a member of a mob; and
(2) That a member or members of that mob committed an act of violence upon the body of (name
of person); and
(3) That the act of violence resulted in the death of (name of person).
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 from the evidence 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.
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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