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Criminal
Law
James R. Elkins
College of
Law / West Virginia University
Fall, 2009
West Virginia Code, Cases, & Jury Instructions
West Virginia: An Introduction for Laymen
A
Handbook for Trial Jurors
Criminal Code & Jury Instructions
West
Virginia Code: Crimes and Their Punishment
To Search the West Virginia Code: [search
page]
Jury Instructions
on the Elements of Crimes
In these "standard jury instructions" you will find model
statements used by West Virginia judges as they explain to a jury
the required "elements" of the crime which must be established
by the prosecution. The jury instructions are accompanied by applicable
provisions of the West Virginia Code and West Virginia cases.
[Unlawful
Killing] [Malice
] [Premeditation
] [Deliberation
] [Specific
Intent to Kill] [Motive]
[Felony-Murder]
[Provocation]
[Self-Defense]
[Sanity]
[Diminished
Capacity-Intoxication] [Crimes
Against Children] [Conspiracy
to Commit an Offense] [Accomplice]
[Aiding
& Abetting] [Accessory
Before the Fact] [Reasonable
Doubt and Presumption of Innocence]
Revised West
Virginia Jury Instructions Project
Professor James R. Elkins & Students, College
of Law, West Virginia University
West Virginia Cases
Supreme Court
of Appeals Case Opinions
Rules of Criminal Procedure
West
Virginia Rules of Criminal Procedure
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