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§ 18.2-93 Entering bank, armed, with intent to commit larceny

If any person, armed with a deadly weapon, shall enter any banking house, in the daytime or in the nighttime, with intent to commit larceny of money, bonds, notes, or other evidence of debt therein, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.

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, § 18.1-90; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

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Court Decisions

. . . Johnathon Lane Justiss, a/k/a Jonathan Lane Justiss v. . . . (COA, 12/11/12)
. . . HUMPHREYS, Judge. . . .

McCray v. Commonwealth (COA, 12/11/01)
. . . 556 S.E.2d 50 (2001) . . .

Black v. Commonwealth (COA, 04/11/95)
. . . 455 S.E.2d 755 (1995) . . .

Johns v. Commonwealth (COA, 05/08/90)
. . . 392 S.E.2d 487 (1990) . . .

Commonwealth v. Brown (COA, 04/03/89)
. . . 378 S.E.2d 623 (1989) . . .

Cox v. Commonwealth (SCV, 01/13/78)
. . . 240 S.E.2d 524 (1978) . . .

Hill v. Commonwealth (COA, 08/19/86)
. . . 347 S.E.2d 913 (1986) . . .

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

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

Griffin v. Commonwealth of Virginia (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 03/12/85)
. . . 606 F.Supp. 941 (1985) . . .

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Amendment Attempts

HB1714: Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty. (failed)

HB2063: School employees; reports of certain arrests and convictions. (passed)

HB2310: Use of communications system to expose sexual or genital parts to a child; penalty. (passed)

HB2456: Discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses. (failed)

HB2485: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. (failed)

HB2491: Assault and battery; serious bodily injury, penalty. (failed)

HB2574: Juvenile and domestic relations district court; juvenile intake, school notification. (failed)

HB2576: Geriatric prisoners; conditional release. (failed)

SB970: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. (failed)

SB1322: Virginia Gaming Commerce Regulation Act; established, penalties distribution of funds, report. (failed)

SB1323: Virginia Gaming Commerce Regulation Act; established, penalties, report. (failed)

SB1331: Juvenile and domestic relations district court; juvenile intake, school notification.

HB244: Robbery; conforms certain provisions of Code to degrees of robbery offenses.

HB251: Assault and battery; creates Class 6 felony for serious bodily injury. (failed)

HB438: Delinquency petition; referral to court service unit. (passed)

HB642: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report. (failed)

HB1272: Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties, sunset.

HB1432: Marijuana or marijuana products; underage possession, consequences, procedures.

SB542: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report.

SB661: Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines.

SB671: Cannabis control; retail market; penalties.

SB826: Marijuana; creates framework for retail sales.