VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 22.340
Controlled Substance—Knowledge of Character
Knowledge that the substance [manufactured; distributed; possessed] is [marijuana; name of
controlled substance; a controlled substance] is an element of the crime of [manufacturing;
distributing; possessing; possessing with intent to distribute; possessing with intent to manufacture].
Thus, you may not find the defendant guilty of such crime unless you believe beyond a reasonable
doubt that he was aware that the substance he [manufactured; distributed; possessed] was
[marijuana; name of controlled substance; a controlled substance].
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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