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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR09-606

TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION (13 V.S.A. § 2) (simple version)

activein force · 2003-04-21 – presentas-observed

One of the essential elements which the State must have proven is that the alleged offense occurred within the State of Vermont. If the alleged act or acts occurred in another state, then there is no jurisdiction and you must find (Def)_______________ not guilty. However, if (Def)_______________ did an act within this state in execution of the crime, [regardless of the state in which the rest of the alleged criminal acts took place,] and if the other essential elements have been proven, then you must find [him] [her] guilty.

History

Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR09-606 (04/21/03). 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
dfb98cb528dfffeb6e3c2a98ab4c923af84d3c446e6dcc7cfcdddc5e3cfc1ac4
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