VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P18.611
Possession, Use or Display of Firearm in Committing or Attempting to Commit Manufacture, Sale, Distribution, Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Distribute a Schedule I or Schedule II Substance or More Than One Pound of Marijuana
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of [possessing; using; attempting to use;
displaying in a threatening manner] a firearm while committing or attempting to commit illegal
[manufacture; sale; distribution; possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, sell] of [(name of
drug) which is a Schedule [I; II] controlled substance; more than one (1) pound of marijuana].
Upon consideration of all the evidence you have heard, you shall fix the defendant’s punishment
at a term of imprisonment of five (5) years.
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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