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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 42.320
Contraband—Delivery of Firearm, Ammunition or Explosive to Prisoner
The defendant is charged with the crime of [delivering; attempting to deliver; conspiring to
deliver] [a firearm; ammunition; an explosive] to a prisoner. The Commonwealth must prove beyond
a reasonable doubt that the defendant willfully [delivered; attempted to deliver; conspired to deliver]
to the prisoner [a firearm; ammunition for a firearm; an explosive].
If you find from the evidence that the Commonwealth has proved beyond a reasonable doubt
the crime as charged 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 the crime beyond a reasonable doubt,
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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