VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P18.700
Use or Display of Firearm in Committing or Attempting to Commit Murder, Rape, Robbery, Carjacking, Burglary, Malicious Wounding, Abduction, Forcible Sodomy or Animate/ Inanimate Object Sexual Penetration
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of [displaying in a threatening manner; using;
attempting to use] (name of firearm listed in Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-53.1) while committing or
attempting to commit (name of crime listed in Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-53.1).
Upon consideration of all the evidence you have heard, you shall fix the defendant’s punishment
at a term of imprisonment of three (3) 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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