VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 22.360
Schedule I or II Controlled Substance—Possession With Intent to Sell, Give, or Distribute: Evidence of Accommodation
The defendant is charged with the crime of possession with intent to distribute (name of drug),
which is a Schedule [I; II] controlled substance. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt that the defendant possessed with intent to distribute (name of drug).
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
the offense as charged, then you shall find the defendant guilty of possession with intent to
distribute (name of drug) [but you shall not fix the punishment until your verdict has been returned and
further evidence has been heard by you].
[If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the
defendant possessed (name of drug) but you do not find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant
intended to distribute (name of drug), then you shall find the defendant guilty of possession of (name of
drug) (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 of the above
offenses, then you shall find the defendant not guilty].
If you find that the Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the
defendant possessed with intent to distribute (name of drug), 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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