VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 47.100(a)
Robbery that Caused Serious Bodily Injury to, or the Death of, any Other Person
The defendant is charged with the crime of robbery that caused serious bodily injury to, or the
death of, any other person. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the
following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant intended to steal; and
(2) That the defendant took (describe personal property); and
(3) That the taking was from (name of person) or in his presence; and
(4) That the taking was against the will of the owner or possessor; and
(5) That the taking was accomplished by [violence to the person; intimidation of the person; the threat
of serious bodily harm; the threat or presenting of a firearm; the threat or presenting of a deadly
weapon]; and
(6) That in committing the robbery, the defendant caused serious bodily injury to, or the death of,
any other person.
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 of
robbery that caused serious bodily injury to, or the death of, any other person [but you shall not fix
the punishment until your verdict has been returned and further evidence has been heard by you].
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
elements (1) through (5) of the crime but not element (6), then you shall find the defendant guilty
of simple robbery [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 (1) through (5) 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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