VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 13.700
Theft of Computer Services
The defendant is charged with the crime of theft of computer services. The Commonwealth
must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant willfully obtained computer services; and
(2) That when the defendant obtained the services the defendant knew or reasonably should have
known that the defendant had no right, agreement or permission [the defendant acted in a manner
knowingly exceeding such right, agreement or permission] to obtain these computer services; and
(3) That the value of the services obtained was $2,500 or more.
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the above elements of the crime as charged, then you shall find the defendant guilty of the
felony of theft of computer services [but you shall not fix the punishment until your verdict has
been returned and further evidence has been heard by you].
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the first two elements of the crime as charged but has failed to prove that the value of the
services obtained was $2,500 or more, then you shall find the defendant guilty of the misdemeanor
of theft of computer services [but you shall not fix the punishment until your verdict has been
returned and further evidence has been heard by you].
If you find that the Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt either or
both of the first two elements of the crime, then you shall find the defendant not guilty.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
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- crim-2025-10-01
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