A proposed jury instruction submitted by a party, which constitutes an accurate statement of the law applicable to the case, shall not be withheld from the jury solely for its nonconformance with model jury instructions.
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-263.2
Jury instructions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Manneh Vay v. Commonwealth of Virginia (2017)
Most recently applied in Manneh Vay v. Commonwealth of Virginia (January 2017)
1992, c. 522.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.