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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR10-985
Definition of “without consent” (context of kidnapping)
A restraint is without consent [if it is accomplished by force, threat, or deception] [if it is by acquiescence of the restrained person, if the restrained person is under 16 years of age, and the restrained person’s lawful custodian has not acquiesced in the movement or confinement.]
History
Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR10-985 (11/29/01). 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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