VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P29.420(a)
Distribution, etc., of Child Pornography
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of [distributing; reproducing; selling; giving
away; displaying; electronically transmitting; purchasing; or possessing with the intent to sell, give
away, distribute, transmit, or display] child pornography[, second or subsequent violation].
Upon consideration of all the evidence you have heard, you shall fix the defendant’s punishment
at a specific term of imprisonment, but not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20)
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
81f0c3728a8cd54a9b78ef35dda8ebf62b01f1f714bb8b5596fd9d6c8837ed10
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