VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 22.900
Anabolic Steroid—Manufacturing, Selling, Giving, Distributing, or Possessing With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Give or Distribute
The defendant is charged with the crime of knowingly [distributing; manufacturing; possessing
with intent to distribute] an anabolic steroid. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that the defendant knowingly [distributed; manufactured; possessed with intent to distribute] an
anabolic steroid.
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
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 that the
defendant knowingly [distributed; manufactured; possessed with intent to distribute] an anabolic
steroid, 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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