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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 53.150
Insanity—Definition
If you find from the greater weight of the evidence that at the time of the crime the defendant
was insane, then you must find him not guilty by reason of insanity even though you find that he
committed the crime.
The defendant was insane if, because of a mental disease or defect, he did not understand the
nature, character, and consequences of his act or he was unable to distinguish right from wrong.
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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