“Mob” defined (§ 18.2-38)—Virginia Decoded

“Mob” defined

Any collection of people, assembled for the purpose and with the intention of committing an assault or a battery upon any person or an act of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1, without authority of law, shall be deemed a “mob.”

History

Code 1950, § 18.1-27; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1999, c. 623.

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Court Decisions

Harrell v. Com. (COA, 09/04/90)
. . . constituted a "mob" as defined in Code § 18.2-38, which requires that the group be . . .

Hamilton v. Com. (SCV, 01/15/10)
. . . assault or a battery upon any person." Code § 18.2-38. "In order to sustain a conviction of . . .

Corado v. Com. (COA, 12/28/05)
. . . Corado's membership in a mob, defined by Code § 18.2-38 as: . . .

Hughes v. Com. (COA, 07/06/04)
. . . prove they were members of a mob. Under Code § 18.2-38, a "mob" is defined as "[a]ny . . .

Saeed Sheikh v. Commonwealth of Virginia (COA, 03/21/00)
. . . "mob" within the meaning of . . .

Sheikh v. Buckingham Correctional Center (SCV, 11/01/02)
. . . indicted for assault by mob, in violation of Code §§ 18.2-38 and -41. Sheikh was accused of being . . .

Paiz v. Com. (COA, 08/25/09)
. . . he was a member of a mob as defined by Code § 18.2-38. Rather, he challenges his convictions for . . .

Abdullah v. Com. (COA, 04/14/09)
. . . law, shall be deemed a `mob.'" Code § 18.2-38. "Any and every person composing a mob . . .

Johnson v. Com. (COA, 08/02/11)
. . . (2009) (alterations in original). . . .

Johnson v. Com. (COA, 05/24/11)
. . . to achieve a common purpose or action. . . .

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