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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR10-091
Definition of “coerce”
To coerce another person means to exert control over the other person to such an extent that it requires the other person to submit, and deprives [him] [her] of [his] [her] free will. Coercion does not require physical force; it may be accomplished through psychological coercion alone.
History
Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR10-091 (11/09/07). 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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