VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 47.100(b)
Robbery Committed by Using or Displaying a Firearm in a Threatening Manner
The defendant is charged with the crime of robbery committed by using or displaying a firearm
in a threatening manner. 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]; and
(6) That the robbery was committed by using or displaying a firearm in a threatening manner.
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 committed by using or displaying a firearm in a threatening manner [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
b320f6c0f722d26c3c485344e003d7e0334d27c34e8c7393e92618cc9ab15a32
The link goes to the issuing authority’s own document — the one we read to produce this record. Where a source publishes whole titles rather than sections, your browser may need a moment to jump to the provision.
Unofficial copy of government-published law, reproduced from official sources with full provenance. Not an official publication; verify against official sources before relying on it in a filing. Records in the 'guidance' corpus, and only that corpus, are sub-regulatory (interpretive guidelines, survey procedures) and are not binding law. Validity bounds follow each jurisdiction's declared temporalBasis.