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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-23.1 — Completed substantive offense bars conviction for conspiracy

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1: Conspiracies, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-23.1

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-23.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or of § 18.2-256 , in any case where a defendant has been tried and convicted of an act he has also conspired to commit, such defendant shall be subject to conviction only for the completed substantive offense and not thereafter be convicted for the underlying conspiracy.

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