VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 30.700
Forgery Equipment
The defendant is charged with the crime of making or having something designed for forging a
writing or some other thing. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of
the following elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant [engraved; stamped; cast; made or mended; possessed] a [plate; block; press;
thing] adapted and designed for the forging and false making of a (describe writing or other thing);
and
(2) That the defendant intended [to use; to cause or permit to be used] such [plate; block; press; thing]
in forging or false making of (describe writing or other thing).
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 either or
both 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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