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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 26.500
Money Laundering—Financial Transaction
The defendant is charged with the crime of money laundering. The Commonwealth must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime:
(1) That the defendant knowingly conducted a financial transaction; and
(2) That the defendant knew that the property involved in the transaction represented the
proceeds of ([an activity; activities] which [is; are] considered to be [a felony; felonies] under the laws
of the Commonwealth, another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the
United States).
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
both 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 above 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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