§ 18.2-39 “Lynching” defined
Any act of violence by a mob upon the body of any person, which shall result in the death of such person, shall constitute a “lynching.”
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, § 18.1-28; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.