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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 18.612
Possession of Firearm On or About the Person While in Possession of Certain Controlled Substances
The defendant is charged with the crime of possessing a firearm on or about his person while
possessing a controlled substance. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant was unlawfully in possession of (name of drug) which is a Schedule [I; II]
controlled substance; and
(2) That at the same time the defendant knowingly and intentionally possessed the firearm; and
(3) That the firearm was on or about the defendant’s person.
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 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
- Content hash
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