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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P18.500
Possession or Use of “Sawed-Off” Shotgun for Crime of Violence
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of [using; possessing] a “sawed-off” shotgun in
the [commission; attempted commission] of a crime of violence.
Upon consideration of all the evidence you have heard, you shall fix the defendant’s punishment
at:
(1) Imprisonment for life or for a specific term, but not less than twenty (20) years; or
(2) Imprisonment for life or for a specific term, but not less than twenty (20) years, and a fine of a
specific amount, but not more than $100,000.
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
a7dfe2f00a48dd9352755cbfb76d5354cff55414493c26352ce6ea7a9a05901d
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