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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 42.520
Probationer (Parolee)—Injuries to Probation (Parole) Officer
The defendant is charged with the crime of injuring a [probation; parole; local probation; local
pretrial services] officer while the defendant was [under the officer’s supervision; being investigated
by the officer]. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following
elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant was a [probationer; parolee] [under the supervision of a; under investigation by
a] [probation; parole; local probation; local pretrial services] officer;
(2) That the defendant injured the officer while the officer was in the performance of his duty;
(3) That the defendant knew or had reason to know that the [probation; parole; local probation;
local pretrial services] officer was in the performance of his duty; and
(4) That the injury was inflicted knowingly and willfully.
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 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
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