§ 19.2-248 — Venue when mortal wound, etc., inflicted in one county and death ensues in another

Virginia § 19.2-248

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 19.2: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
• Ch. 15: TRIAL AND ITS INCIDENTS
• Art. 2: VENUE

Text

If a mortal wound, or other violence or injury, be inflicted, or poison administered in one county or city, and death ensues therefrom in another county or city, the offense may be prosecuted in either.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 19.1-223; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.