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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR03-061
DISMISSAL DURING TRIAL OF SOME CHARGES AGAINST SINGLE DEFENDANT
At the start of the trial, one of the charges against (Def)_______________ was (initial charge)_______________. That charge is no longer before you. (Def)_______________ is now on trial only for the charge[s] of (remaining charge[s])_______________.
Do not guess or speculate as to the reason why the (initial charge)_______________ charge is no longer before you, and do not let that influence your verdict as to the charge[s] that [is] [are] before you.
History
Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR03-061 (10/12/20). Prepared by the Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions committee; published on vtjuryinstructions.org, sponsored by the Vermont Bar Association. The committee states that the instructions have not been approved by the Vermont Supreme Court.
Provenance
- Source
- vtjuryinstructions.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
- Content hash
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