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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 39.200
Neglect or Desertion—Inference of Willfulness
If you find from the evidence that the defendant deserted or neglected his or her [spouse; child;
children], you may infer that such desertion or neglect was willful unless, from all the evidence,
you have a reasonable doubt that the desertion or neglect was willful.
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
a68620103b37f768fa35eb97c76333fdc59fc276c0e9a495d0cbcad78ed96419
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