VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P33.700(b)
Lesser Included Offenses—Second Degree Murder
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of second degree murder.
Upon consideration of all the evidence you have heard, you shall fix the defendant’s punishment
at a specific term of imprisonment, but not less than five (5) years nor more than forty (40) years.
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
76fea91fcc32220ac8a93314e4545f0a3a9d1a47cdb08c1fa26df40a06b6ebdd
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