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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 22.720
Drug Paraphernalia—Possession
The defendant is charged with the crime of possession of drug paraphernalia. The
Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that
crime:
(1) That the defendant possessed (name of drug paraphernalia listed in Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3466);
and
(2) That he did so under circumstances which reasonably indicated an intention to use the (name of
drug paraphernalia listed in Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3466) for purposes of illegally administering any
controlled drug.
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 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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