VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 29.420(b)(1)
Commanding, Entreating or Otherwise Attempting to Persuade Another to Send, etc., Child Pornography in Order to Gain Entry Into a Group, etc.
The defendant is charged with the crime of [commanding; entreating; or otherwise attempting to
persuade] another person to [send; submit; transfer; or provide to him] child pornography in order to
gain entry into [a group; an association; or an assembly of persons] engaged in trading or sharing
child pornography. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the
following elements of that crime:
(1) that the defendant knowingly [commanded; entreated; or otherwise attempted to persuade]
another person;
(2) to [send; submit; transfer; or provide] to him any child pornography; and
(3) that the defendant did so in order to gain entry into [a group; an association; or an assembly of
persons] engaged in trading or sharing child pornography.
If you find 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 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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