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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 26.700
Money Laundering—Conversion of Cash Into Negotiable Instruments or Electronic Funds
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 converted cash into [negotiable instruments; electronic funds] for another;
(2) That the defendant converted the cash for compensation. and
(3) That the defendant knew that the cash was proceeds of some form of activity that is
punishable as a felony of (name of felony 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
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 any one or
more 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
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