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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR28-166
STATE OF VERMONT
_______________ COUNTY, SS.
STATE OF VERMONT: VERMONT DISTRICT COURT
:
V. : _______________ CIRCUIT
:
(Def)_______________ : DOCKET NO. _______________
JURY VERDICT FORM
Count 1: (animal)_______________. Please answer all questions.
1(a). Do you find, unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) that (Def)_______________ owned these animals? Yes___ No___
(2) that (Def)_______________ possessed these animals? Yes___ No___
1(b). Do you find, unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) that (Def)_______________ deprived these animals of adequate water? Yes___ No___
(2) that (Def)_______________ deprived these animals of adequate shelter? Yes___ No___
(3) that (Def)__________ deprived these animals of adequate sanitation? Yes___ No___
(4) that (Def)_____ deprived these animals of necessary medical attention? Yes___ No___
1(c). What is your verdict on count 1 (Animal_______________)?
Guilty____ Not Guilty____
Explanation: You may not find (Def)_______________ guilty of count 1 unless the State has proven at least one of the allegations in question 1(a), and at least one of the allegations in question 1(b). If the State has not proven the essential elements of count 1, then you must find (Def)_______________ not guilty of this count. However, if the State has proven the essential elements of count 1, then you must find (Def)_______________ guilty of this count.
Count 2: (animal)_______________. Please answer all questions.
2(a). Do you find, unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) that (Def)_______________ owned these animals? Yes___ No___
(2) that (Def)_______________ possessed these animals? Yes___ No___
2(b). Do you find, unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) that (Def)_______________ deprived these animals of adequate water? Yes___ No___
(2) that (Def)_______________ deprived these animals of adequate shelter? Yes___ No___
(3) that (Def)__________ deprived these animals of adequate sanitation? Yes___ No___
(4) that (Def)_____ deprived these animals of necessary medical attention? Yes___ No___
2(c). What is your verdict on count 2 (Animal_______________)?
Guilty____ Not Guilty____
Explanation: You may not find (Def)_______________ guilty of count 2 unless the State has proven at least one of the allegations in question 2(a), and at least one of the allegations in question 2(b). If the State has not proven the essential elements of count 2, then you must find (Def)_______________ not guilty of this count. However, if the State has proven the essential elements of count 2, then you must find (Def)_______________ guilty of this count.
When you have completed your deliberations, your foreperson should sign and date the form. Then notify the court officer.
Foreperson ______________________________ Date _______________
History
Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR28-166 (04/21/03). 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
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- vtjuryinstructions.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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