Lynching deemed murder (§ 18.2-40)—Virginia Decoded

Lynching deemed murder

Every 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.

History

Code 1950, § 18.1-29; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

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Court Decisions

Paiz v. Com. (COA, 08/25/09)
. . . Ishmael Paiz of lynching in violation of Code § 18.2-40; use of a firearm while committing murder . . .

Hernandez-Guerrero v. Com. (COA, 08/16/05)
. . . felony, and malicious wounding by mob. See Code §§ 18.2-40, 18.2-53 & 18.2-41. On appeal, . . .

Hertz v. Times-World Corporation (SCV, 04/21/00)
. . . in violation of Code §§ 18.2-31, 18.2-32, or § 18.2-40, or aggravated malicious wounding in . . .

Lampkins v. Com. (COA, 01/18/05)
. . . murder in violation of §§ 18.2-31, 18.2-32 or § 18.2-40, or aggravated malicious wounding in . . .

Dalton v. Com. (COA, 03/16/99)
. . . ;accessory" elsewhere in the Code. Code § 18.2-40 states that "every accessory" to a lynch . . .

Rodriguez v. Com. (COA, 03/25/03)
. . . murder in violation of §§ 18.2-31, 18.2-32 or § 18.2-40, or aggravated malicious wounding in . . .

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