VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P22.240
Schedule I or II Controlled Substance—Selling, Giving, or Distributing: Evidence of Accommodation
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of distributing (name of drug), which is a
Schedule [I; II] controlled substance.
In determining the punishment, unless you find that the defendant distributed (name of drug)
only as an accommodation to another and not with the intent to profit or to induce the recipient to
use or become addicted to or dependent upon (name of drug), you shall fix his punishment at a
specific term of imprisonment, but not less than five (5) years nor more than forty (40) years and a
fine of a specific amount, but not more than $500,000.
If you have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant distributed (name of drug), but
further find from the greater weight of the evidence that this distribution was done only as an
accommodation to another and not with the intent to profit or to induce the recipient to use or
become addicted to or dependent upon (name of drug), then you shall fix his punishment at:
(1) A specific term of imprisonment, but not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years;
or
(2) Confinement in jail for a specific time, but not more than twelve (12) months; or
(3) A fine of a specific amount, but not more than $2,500; or
(4) Confinement in jail for a specific time, but not more than twelve (12) months, and a fine of a
specific amount, but not more than $2,500.
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
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