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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR10-811
Definition of “sudden passion” (context of manslaughter)
As used in this charge, the term sudden passion refers to such passion as would cause a reasonable person to act rashly and without reflection and deliberation, under the same or similar circumstances. Sudden passion means that you find that (Def)_______________ acted or reacted from emotion and not from reason. In considering whether (Def)_______________ reacted out of sudden passion, you should consider whether a reasonable, ordinary person if placed in (Def)_______________’s circumstances would have acted out of emotion and without thought or reason.
History
Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR10-811 (09/22/03). 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
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