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§ 18.2-12 Same; where no punishment or maximum punishment prescribed

A misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 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.

Code 1950, § 18.1-9; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

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Court Decisions

Brown v. Commonwealth (SCV, 11/01/12)
. . . Present: All the Justices . . .

Commonwealth of Virginia v. Charles Lordell Jefferson, Jr. (COA, 10/16/12)
. . . FELTON, Chief Judge. . . .

Bullock v. Commonwealth (COA, 07/05/06)
. . . 631 S.E.2d 334 (2006) . . .

Terra Nyree Hines v. Commonwealth of Virginia (COA, 02/14/12)
. . . ELDER, Judge. . . .

Graves v. Commonwealth (SCV, 10/12/17)
. . . PRESENT: All the Justices . . .

Graves v. Commonwealth (SCV, 10/12/17)
. . . OPINION BY JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH . . .

Jones v. Commonwealth (SCV, 10/31/14)
. . . PRESENT: All the Justices . . .

Wright v. Com. (SCV, 01/11/08)
. . . 655 S.E.2d 7 (2008) . . .

Walker v. Commonwealth (SCV, 04/16/15)
. . . PRESENT: All the Justices . . .

United States v. Clark (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 03/16/05)
. . . 361 F.Supp.2d 502 (2005) . . .

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