VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P38.400
Adult Participating in Criminal Act as a Member of or Participant in a Criminal Street Gang—Gang Includes Juvenile
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of participating in (name of predicate criminal
act) while a [participant in; member of] a criminal street gang which included a juvenile [participant;
member].
Upon consideration of all the evidence you have heard, you shall fix the defendant’s punishment
at:
(1) A specific term of imprisonment, but not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20)
years; or
(2) A specific term of imprisonment, but not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20)
years and a fine of a specific amount, but not more than $100,000.
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
282908e745591d428ce5b6eb93fd21ca956863de730c0b0361fb7a0d534e28ba
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