VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P15.200
Contempt of Court—Penalty
You have found the defendant guilty of contempt.
Upon consideration of all the evidence you have heard, you shall fix the defendant’s punishment
at:
(1) Confinement in jail for a specific time, but not more than (specify applicable period); or
(2) A fine of a specific amount, but not more than (specify applicable amount); or
(3) Confinement in jail for a specific time, but not more than (specify applicable period), and a fine
of a specific amount, but not more than (specify applicable amount).
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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