VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 16.150
Credit Card Theft—Receiving Stolen, Mislaid or Lost Credit Card
The defendant is charged with the crime of credit card theft. The Commonwealth must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant received a [credit card; credit card number] from another knowing that it
had been [taken; obtained; withheld] from the [person; possession; custody; control] of (name of
person); and [(1) That the defendant received a [credit card; credit card number] knowing the same to
have been [lost; mislaid; delivered under a mistake as to the [identity; address] of the cardholder] and
retained possession; and]
(2) That the receiving was without the consent of the cardholder; and
(3) That the receiving was with intent [to use it; to sell it; to transfer it to a person other than the issuer
or the cardholder].
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 [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 any one or
more of the above 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
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
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