78362618.2-40Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Crimes And Offenses GenerallyCrimes Against The PersonCrimes By MobsLynching deemed murderCode 1950, § 18.1-29; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.Paiz v. Com.2142074682 S.E.2d 712009-08-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1062382/paiz-v-com/ . . . Ishmael Paiz of lynching in violation of Code § 18.2-40; use of a firearm while committing murder . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Hernandez-Guerrero v. Com.2023044617 S.E.2d 4102005-08-16https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063426/hernandez-guerrero-v-com/ . . . felony, and malicious wounding by mob. See Code §§ 18.2-40, 18.2-53 & 18.2-41. On appeal, . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Hertz v. Times-World Corporation991282528 S.E.2d 4582000-04-21https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059623/hertz-v-times-world-corporation/ . . . in violation of Code §§ 18.2-31, 18.2-32, or § 18.2-40, or aggravated malicious wounding in . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Lampkins v. Com.0253043607 S.E.2d 7222005-01-18https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063614/lampkins-v-com/ . . . murder in violation of §§ 18.2-31, 18.2-32 or § 18.2-40, or aggravated malicious wounding in . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Dalton v. Com.3134963512 S.E.2d 1421999-03-16https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1066444/dalton-v-com/ . . . ;accessory" elsewhere in the Code. Code § 18.2-40 states that "every accessory" to a lynch . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Rodriguez v. Com.2078014578 S.E.2d 782003-03-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1064311/rodriguez-v-com/ . . . murder in violation of §§ 18.2-31, 18.2-32 or § 18.2-40, or aggravated malicious wounding in . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-40/18.2-30Murder and manslaughter declared felonies/18.2-30//18.2-40/18.2/4/2/18.2-4016.1-269.117.1-805Every lynching shall be deemed murder. Any and every person composing a mob and any and every accessory thereto, by which any person is lynched, shall be guilty of murder, and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Article 1 (§ 18.2-30 et seq.) of this chapter.section1