VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 18.900
Use or Attempted Use of Restricted Ammunition in Committing or Attempting to Commit Crime
The defendant is charged with the crime of using or attempting to use restricted firearm
ammunition while committing or attempting to commit (name of crime). The Commonwealth must
prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant knowingly used or attempted to use types of ammunition that are [coated
with or contain in whole or in part polytetrafluorethylene or a similar product; commonly known as
“KTW” bullets or “French Arcanes”; cartridges containing bullets coated with a plastic substance with
other than lead or lead alloy cores; jacketed bullets with other than lead or lead alloy cores; cartridges
of which the bullet itself is wholly comprised of a metal or metal alloy other than lead]; and
(2) That the use or attempted use was while committing or attempting to commit (name of crime).
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 either or
both 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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