Shooting from vehicles so as to endanger persons; penalty (§ 18.2-286.1)—Virginia Decoded

Shooting from vehicles so as to endanger persons; penalty

Any person who, while in or on a motor vehicle, intentionally discharges a firearm so as to create the risk of injury or death to another person or thereby cause another person to have a reasonable apprehension of injury or death shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony. Nothing in this section shall apply to a law-enforcement officer in the performance of his duties.

History

1990, c. 951.

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Court Decisions

Stephens v. Com. (SCV, 01/11/02)
. . . while in a motor vehicle in violation of Code § 18.2-286.1. The jury found the defendant guilty of . . .

Stephens v. Com. (COA, 03/20/01)
. . . apprehension of injury or death, in violation of Code § 18.2-286.1.[1] He contends on appeal that . . .

Jeffrey Allen Morris v. Commonwealth (COA, 12/05/95)
. . . death to another person in violation of Code . . .

Jackson v. Com. (COA, 04/30/96)
. . . in or across a street, a Class 4 misdemeanor), 18.2-286.1 (shooting from vehicle, a Class 5 felony). . . .

Phillips v. Com. (COA, 07/13/10)
. . . 18.2-248.01, 18.2-255, 18.2-255.2, 18.2-282.1, 18.2-286.1, 18.2-287.4, 18.2-308.1, or 18.2-356; . . .

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