{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-40","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-40","heading":"Lynching deemed murder","body":"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.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 4. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON","Article 2. CRIMES BY MOBS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-40/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"762d907ae1f34aff8b7f6db8e56afe898b2c498d410a3bac8f579b0b7196c30d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-39","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}