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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR10-401

Definition of “great bodily harm”

activein force · 2002-05-13 – presentas-observed

Great bodily harm means bodily injury which involves a substantial risk of death, serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of function of any part of an organ of the body.

History

Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR10-401 (05/13/02). 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.

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2026-09-25
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2026-09-25
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