VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 22.740
Drug Paraphernalia—Sale to Minor of Printed Matter Advertising Instruments for Administering Marijuana or Controlled Substances
The defendant is charged with the crime of [selling; distributing; displaying for sale] to a minor
printed matter which advertised drug paraphernalia. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt each of the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant knowingly [sold; distributed; displayed for sale] printed matter;
(2) To a person under the age of 18 years; and
(3) That he knew the printed matter advertised drug paraphernalia for sale.
“Drug paraphernalia” means any instrument, device, article or contrivance advertised for use
in unlawfully ingesting, smoking, administering, preparing or growing marijuana or a controlled
substance.
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.
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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