VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P48.420
Sodomy—By Force
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of sodomy by force.
Upon consideration of all the evidence you have heard, you shall fix the defendant’s punishment
at a term of imprisonment for life or for a specific term, but not less than five (5) 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
808ce0f69381caa1d963ad5f451f3c231ba52279a71d65a0d746ca4f9bed0f69
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