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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 38.200
Definition of Mob and Culpability of Members
A mob is any collection of people assembled for the purpose and with the intention of
committing an [assault; battery; name of act of violence in Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-297.1] upon any
person.
[Once the mob is assembled for such purpose, every member of the mob is criminally responsible
even though the member may not have actively encouraged, aided, or countenanced the act of (assault;
battery; name of act of violence in Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-297.1).]
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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