VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 49.200
Entrance Onto Property to Damage It or Its Contents or Interfere with the Rights of the User
The defendant is charged with the crime of entering the property of another for the purpose of
[damaging such property; damaging the contents of such property]. The Commonwealth must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant willfully entered the [land; dwelling; outhouse; building] of another; and
(2) That the defendant entered for the purpose of [damaging such property; damaging the contents of
such property].
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 either or
both 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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