VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P22.260
Marijuana—Selling, Giving, or Distributing: Evidence of Accommodation
You have found the defendant guilty of distributing more than one ounce but not more than five
(5) pounds of marijuana.
In determining the punishment, unless you find that the defendant distributed marijuana 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 marijuana, 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.
If you have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant distributed such quantity of
marijuana, but further find from the greater weight of the evidence that this 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 marijuana, then you shall fix his punishment at:
(1) Confinement in jail for a specific time, but not more than twelve (12) months; or
(2) A fine of a specific amount, but not more than $2,500; or
(3) 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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