VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 26.270
Fraudulent Conversion or Removal of Leased Personal Property
The defendant is charged with the crime of felony fraudulent [conversion; removal] of leased
personal property. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the
following elements of the crime:
(1) The defendant was in possession or control of the personal property by virtue of or subject to a
written lease of such property; and
(2) the defendant, with intent to defraud, did [sell; secrete; destroy; dispose of for his own use;
remove from the Commonwealth without the written consent of the lessor] the property [fail to return
the property to the lessor within 30 days after expiration of the lease or rental period].
(3) The value of the property was $1000 or more.
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 proved beyond a reasonable doubt element (1) and (2)
above, but has not proved the value of the property to be $1000 or more, then you shall find the
defendant guilty of misdemeanor fraudulent [conversion; removal] [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 elements (1) and (2) 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
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