VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 22.600
Schedule I, II, III or IV Controlled Substance, Marijuana—Distribution to Persons Under 18
The defendant is charged with the crime of [distributing; causing a person under 18 years of age to
assist in distributing] [marijuana; (name of drug which is a Schedule I, II, III or IV controlled
substance)] to a person under 18 years of age, who is at least 3 years younger than the defendant.
The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that
crime:
(1) That the defendant knowingly or intentionally [distributed; caused a person under 18 years of age
to assist in distributing] [marijuana; (name of drug)] to (name of person to whom distribution was
made); and
(2) That (name of person to whom distribution was made) was under the age of 18 years at the time
of the distribution and at least 3 years younger than the defendant; and
(3) That the defendant was, at the time of distribution, at least 18 years of age.
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
each of the above elements of the crime as charged, then you shall find the defendant guilty [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 any one or
more 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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