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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 42.150
Escape—Without Force or Violence (Charged With or Convicted of Felony)
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 charged with or convicted of a felony;
(2) That the defendant was [confined in jail; in the custody of any court; in the custody of any officer
of the court; in the custody of any law enforcement officer pursuant to a written charge]; and
(3) That the defendant left the [jail; custody] without lawful permission.
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 either 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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