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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 42.110
Escape—General (Felon)
The defendant is charged with the crime of escape. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant was a felon;
(2) That the defendant [was a prisoner in (specify state, local or community correctional facility as
defined in Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-1); was in the custody of an employee of (specify state, local or
community correctional facility as defined in Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-1)]; and
(3) That the defendant escaped from [that correctional facility; the custody of the person in charge of
him].
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the above elements of the crime, 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 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
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