CODE OF VIRGINIA

OFFICER SUMMONING JUROR TO ACT IMPARTIALLY (§ 18.2-465)

If any sheriff or other officer corruptly, or through favor or ill-will, summon
a juror, with intent that such juror shall find a verdict for or against either
party, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, and forfeit his office; and
he shall be forever incapable of holding any office of honor, profit or trust
under the Constitution of Virginia.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-296; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.