VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 22.526
Using or Consuming Marijuana or Marijuana Products While in a Motor Vehicle Being Driven on a Public Highway
The defendant is charged with the crime of [using or consuming] marijuana or marijuana
products while driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway in the Commonwealth [or while being
a passenger in a motor vehicle being driven upon a public highway of the Commonwealth]. The
Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant [used or consumed]
marijuana or marijuana products while driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway in the
Commonwealth [or while being a passenger in a motor vehicle being driven upon a public highway of
the Commonwealth].
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 [used or consumed] marijuana or marijuana products while driving a motor vehicle upon
a public highway in the Commonwealth [or while being a passenger in a motor vehicle being driven
upon a public highway of the Commonwealth], 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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