{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-33","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-33","heading":"Felony homicide defined; punishment","body":"The killing of one accidentally, contrary to the intention of the parties, while in the prosecution of some felonious act other than those specified in §§ 18.2-31 and 18.2-32, is murder of the second degree and is punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for not less than five years nor more than forty years.1975, cc. 14, 15; 1999, c. 282.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 4. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON","Article 1. HOMICIDE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-33/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"fd252f831392bcec33155f5edb531c5c3cf9814b2c1f5b3d605864cee827d7c7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-32.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}