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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 8.120
Attempt—Intent
The intent required to be proved in an attempted crime is the specific intent in the person’s
mind to commit the particular crime for which the attempt is charged. In determining whether the
intent has been proved, you may consider the conduct of the person involved and all the
circumstances revealed by the evidence.
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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