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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR10-696
Definition of “public alarm” (context of initiating a false public alarm)
Public alarm means that some part of the public experiences fear or terror resulting from a sudden sense of danger. Public alarm is collective and communal rather than individual.
History
Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR10-696 (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.
Provenance
- Source
- vtjuryinstructions.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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