CR28-166       04/21/03          CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: JURY INTERROGATORIES

 

STATE OF VERMONT

                                                   _______________ COUNTY, SS.

 

STATE OF VERMONT                                      :       VERMONT DISTRICT  COURT

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       V.                                                                 :       _______________ CIRCUIT

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(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 _______________