VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 22.650
Controlled Substance, Imitation Controlled Substance, Marijuana—Manufacture, Distribution, or Possession With Intent to Distribute on or Near Educational, Child Day Center or Recreational Property
The defendant is charged with the crime of [distributing; manufacturing; possessing with intent to
distribute] [marijuana; (name of controlled substance); (name of imitation controlled substance)] [on
school property; on licensed child day center property; within 1000 feet of school property; within 1000
feet of licensed child day center property; on a school bus; at a school bus stop; within 1000 feet of a
bus stop during the time when school children are waiting to be picked up or are being dropped off;
upon property of a recreation or community center; upon property of a public library; upon property of a
state facility or within 1000 feet of such institution]. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant [distributed; manufactured; possessed with intent to distribute] [marijuana;
(name of controlled substance); (name of imitation controlled substance)]; and
(2) That the [distribution; manufacture; possession with intent to distribute] was upon [property of a
school; property of a licensed child day center; [public property; property open to public use] within
1000 feet of a [school; licensed child day center]; a school bus; a designated school bus stop; [public
property; property open to public use] within 1000 feet of the bus stop when children are [waiting to be
picked up and transported; being dropped off] from school or school sponsored activity; the property of
any [public library; publicly owned or operated recreation or community center]; property of a state
facility; [public property; property open to public use] within 1000 feet of a state facility.]
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 either or
both 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
6647d0630e6038965e8134c959e5b3e67bb1959ff20770c8c43be28773e1adfc
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