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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR27-481
AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT () OVER 18 AND VICTIM UNDER 13)
13 V.S.A. § 3253(a)(8)
[Explanation: The statute, § 3253, lists 9 categories of aggravating factors. When the defendant is charged with aggravated sexual assault, the aggravation elements are added to the underlying charge of sexual assault under § 3252. The following is a statement of the elements to be added, plus a short explanation, for use when the above-described aggravating factor is charged.]
(__) at the time of the sexual assault, (Def)_______________ was at least 18 years of age; and
(__) at the time of the sexual assault, (victim)_______________ was under the age of 13 years.
The _____ essential element is that, at the time of the sexual assault, (Def)_______________ was at least 18 years of age.
The ______ essential element is that, at the time of the sexual assault, (victim)_______________ was under the age of 13 years. The State need not have proven that (Def)_______________ knew that (victim)_______________ was under the age of 13 at the time of the alleged offense.
History
Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR27-481 (05/01/08). 13 V.S.A. § 3253(a)(8). 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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