VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 40.200
Possession of Obscene Item With Intent to Sell
The defendant is charged with the crime of unlawfully possessing an obscene item with the
intent to sell it. The Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following
elements of that crime:
(1) That the item was obscene; and
(2) That the defendant possessed it;
(3) With knowledge of its content and character; and
(4) With the intent to sell it.
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proven 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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