malice-definition

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25-6809 Michael Wayne Keller v. Chadwick Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections Fourth Circuit 2026-02-13 Pending IFP commonwealth-instruction heat-of-passion jury-instruction legal-standard malice-definition trial-court-error 1) Was the definition of malice given to the jury a proper Virginia model jury instruction defining heat of passion? 2) Did counsel for appellant req…