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§ 18.2-46 Venue

Venue for all actions and prosecutions under any of the provisions of this article shall be in the county or city wherein a lynching or other violation of any of the provisions of this article may have occurred, or of the county or city from which the person lynched or assaulted may have been taken as aforesaid.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 2004, chapter 144.

Code 1950, § 18.1-35; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2004, c. 144.

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Court Decisions

Kelso v. Com. (SCV, 06/09/11)
. . . 710 S.E.2d 470 (2011) . . .

Melvin Rodriguez Cabrera v. William Barr (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 07/19/19)
. . . AGEE, Circuit Judge: . . .

Phillips v. Commonwealth (COA, 07/13/10)
. . . ALSTON, J., . . .

Morris v. Commonwealth (COA, 10/18/11)
. . . 716 S.E.2d 139 (2011) . . .

. . . Kevin Diaz Gomez, s/k/a Kevin Diaz-Gomez v. Commonwealth of . . . (COA, 06/09/20)
. . . COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA . . .

Salcedo v. Commonwealth (COA, 07/19/11)
. . . 712 S.E.2d 8 (2011) . . .

Rushing v. Commonwealth (COA, 07/26/11)
. . . KELSEY, Judge. . . .

Taybron v. Commonwealth (COA, 01/11/11)
. . . 703 S.E.2d 270 (2011) . . .

Johnson v. Commonwealth (COA, 08/02/11)
. . . 712 S.E.2d 751 (2011) . . .

. . . Phillip C. BAY, S/K/A Philip C. Bay v. COMMONWEALTH of . . . (COA, 08/07/12)
. . . FRANK, Judge. . . .

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§ 18.2-46 Venue

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