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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-288 — Verdict when accused found guilty of punishable homicide
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 1: Proof and Verdicts, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-288
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
If a person indicted for murder be found by the jury guilty of any punishable homicide, they shall in their verdict fix the degree thereof. The court shall ascertain the extent of the punishment to be inflicted within the bounds prescribed by §§ 18.2-30 to 18.2-36 , unless the accused has requested that the jury ascertain punishment of the offense as provided in subsection A of § 19.2-295 .
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