VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 44.620
Physical Resistance Not Required
The Commonwealth need not show that (name of person) cried out or physically resisted the
defendant in order to convict him of the crime for which he is charged, but the absence of such
resistance may be considered to show that the act alleged was not against (name of person’s) will.
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
5aba561e8bb4f94b5ed38acba36278afefb578567056d6f7e3522620b36b032d
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