VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 47.170
Definition of a “Deadly Weapon”
A deadly weapon is any object or instrument other than a firearm, not part of the human body,
that is likely to cause death or great bodily injury because of the manner and under the
circumstances in which it is used.
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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