Va. Code § 19.2-288

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 19.2-288 - Verdict when accused found guilty of punishable homicide

If a person indicted for murder be found by the jury guilty of any punishable homicide, they shall in their verdict fix the degree thereof. The court shall ascertain the extent of the punishment to be inflicted within the bounds prescribed by §§ 18.2-30 to 18.2-36, unless the accused has requested that the jury ascertain punishment of the offense as provided in subsection A of § 19.2-295.

Va. Code § 19.2-288

Code 1950, § 19.1-250; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 43.

Amended by Acts 2020SP1 c. 43,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.