VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P18.620(a)
Possession or Transportation of Firearm by Felon (Other Felony Within 10 years)
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of possessing or transporting a firearm after
having been convicted of (name of felony) within the prior 10 years.
Upon consideration of all the evidence you have heard, you shall fix the defendant’s punishment
at a specific term of imprisonment of no less than two (2) years, but no more than 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
98c91d768e3711ed5564b92a13d7c4c83e96036c2b25f57aa145def29efba4d5
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