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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 495.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77418,"section_number":"18.2-30","catch_line":"Murder and manslaughter declared felonies","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-30\/"},{"id":78426,"section_number":"18.2-36","catch_line":"How involuntary manslaughter punished","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-36\/"},{"id":58209,"section_number":"19.2-295","catch_line":"Ascertainment of punishment","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-295\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169397,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85556,"identifier":"19.2-288","token":"19.2\/17\/1\/19.2-288","url":"\/19.2-288\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-288\/","token":"19.2\/17\/1\/19.2-288","dublin_core":{"Title":"Verdict when accused found guilty of punishable homicide","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-288","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If a person indicted for murder<\/span> be found by the jury<\/span> guilty of any punishable homicide<\/span>, they shall in their verdict<\/span> fix the degree thereof. The court<\/span> shall ascertain the extent of the punishment to be inflicted within the bounds prescribed by \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-30<\/a> to 18.2-36<\/a>, unless the accused<\/span> has requested that the jury<\/span> ascertain punishment of the offense<\/span> as provided in subsection A of \u00a7 19.2-295<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVERDICT WHEN ACCUSED FOUND GUILTY OF PUNISHABLE HOMICIDE (\u00a7 19.2-288)\n\nIf a person indicted for murder be found by the jury guilty of any punishable\nhomicide, they shall in their verdict fix the degree thereof. The court shall\nascertain the extent of the punishment to be inflicted within the bounds\nprescribed by \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-30 to 18.2-36, unless the accused has requested that the\njury ascertain punishment of the offense as provided in subsection A of \u00a7\n19.2-295.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-250; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495; 2020, Sp. Sess. I,\nc. 43.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}