VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 22.522(a)
Marijuana Plants for Personal Use—Home Cultivation of More Than 10 and Not More Than 49 Plants
The defendant is charged with the crime of possession of more than ten (10) and no more than
forty-nine (49) marijuana plants cultivated at his place of residence for defendant’s personal use.
The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant possessed more
than 10 but no more than 49 marijuana plants cultivated at his place of residence for defendant’s
personal use.
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.
If you find that the Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the
defendant possessed more than 10 but no more than 49 marijuana plants cultivated at his place of
residence for defendant’s personal use, 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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