Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org7347518.2-40Lynching deemed murder202516.1-269.117.1-80553.1-202.353.1-40.02Crimes and Offenses GenerallyCrimes Against the PersonCrimes by Mobs

Every lynching shall be deemed murder. Any and every person composing a mob and any and every accessory thereto, by which any person is lynched, shall be guilty of murder, and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Article 1 (§ 18.2-30 et seq.) of this chapter.

Code 1950, § 18.1-29; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.