VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 18.400
Possession or Use of Machine Gun for Crime of Violence
The defendant is charged with the crime of [using; possessing] a machine gun in [a crime; an
attempted crime] of violence. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the
defendant [used; possessed] a machine gun in the [commission; attempted commission] of the crime
of (name of crime listed in Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-288(2)).
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
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 the crime beyond a reasonable doubt,
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
- Content hash
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