VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 22.525
Consuming Marijuana or Marijuana Products—Public School Grounds After School Hours or School or Student Activities
The defendant is charged with the crime of consuming marijuana or marijuana products in or
upon the grounds of a public elementary or secondary school after school hours or school or
student activities. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the
following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant consumed marijuana or marijuana products in or upon the grounds of a
public elementary or secondary school; and
(2) That such consumption occurred after school hours or school or student activities.
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved each of the elements of the
crime beyond a reasonable doubt, then you shall find the defendant guilty.
If you find that the Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt either 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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