VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 7.500
Burning Building or Structure While Unlawfully Therein With Intent to Commit Felony
The defendant is charged with the crime of arson. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant [burned (name of building or structure); caused (name of building or structure)
to be burned] in whole or in part; and
(2) That at the time the defendant was in such [building; structure] unlawfully; and
(3) That the defendant intended to commit (name of felony) therein.
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 any one or
more 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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