VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P22.370
Marijuana—Possession With Intent to Sell, Give, or Distribute: Evidence of Accommodation
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of possession with intent to distribute more
than one ounce but not more than five (5) pounds of marijuana.
In determining the punishment, unless you find that the defendant possessed marijuana with
intent to distribute 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 possessed marijuana with
intent to distribute, 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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