VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 44.200
Carnal Knowledge of a Child Between Thirteen and Fifteen Years of Age
The defendant is charged with the crime of carnal knowledge of a child. The Commonwealth
must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant engaged in [sexual intercourse; cunnilingus; fellatio; anilingus; anal
intercourse; animate object sexual penetration; inanimate object sexual penetration] with (name of
person); and
(2) That at the time of the aforementioned acts, the defendant was at least 18 years of age; and
(3) That at the time of the aforementioned acts, (name of person) was 13 years of age or older but
under 15 years of age.
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
- Content hash
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