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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-37 — How and where homicide prosecuted and punished if death occur without the Commonwealth

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1: Homicide, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-37

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-37Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

If any person be stricken or poisoned in this Commonwealth, and die by reason thereof out of this Commonwealth, the offender shall be as guilty, and shall be prosecuted and punished, as if the death had occurred in the county or corporation in which the stroke or poison was given or administered.

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