VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 36.820
Petit Larceny—Concealment of Goods or Merchandise
The defendant is charged with the crime of petit larceny by willful concealment of goods or
merchandise. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following
elements of that crime:
(1) That the defendant willfully [concealed; took possession of] the [goods; merchandise] of (name of
store or other mercantile establishment); and
(2) That the defendant intended [to convert the goods or merchandise to [his own; another’s] use
without having paid the full purchase price thereof; to defraud the owner of the value of the goods or
merchandise]; and
(3) That the defendant had no authority to do so.
(4) That the [goods; merchandise] were (was) of some value.
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 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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